Fitting Horses for Show and Sale 357 
that the colts be foaled early, as they will have more 
size, and therefore a better chance for winning. 
COMMON TROUBLES 
In the show circuit bruises will cause as much trouble 
as any other ailment. These will be caused by the 
horses being in strange quarters and kicking one another, 
or from the injuries received in the car. This necessitates 
that the animals be handled with the utmost care. They 
cannot be run loose in a car like market horses and be 
expected to win prizes at the larger shows. For common 
bruises, hot applications, together with pressure bandages 
closely applied, are successful in removing the swelling. - 
Filled joints and stocked legs are alsocommon. Usually 
these come from lack of exercise and the best cure is 
preventative. Usually when a large number of horses 
are on the show ground, it is difficult to get the men to 
exercise them properly, and the horse that is accustomed 
to four or five miles a day will usually fill up in the legs 
unless they are walked out. If exercise will not remove 
the filling, they should be rubbed with the hands so that 
the blood circulation is increased. Applications of warm 
water and bandages will help. Some horse-men find a 
rather strong solution of salt water mixed with vinegar 
useful for this purpose. 
Horses that are fed highly very often itch, and thus 
cause trouble for the show-man. This is often caused by 
the feed not being cooling in its general nature, and if 
such is the case, a more laxative feed in the nature of 
bran should be used in connection with a reduction of the 
highly carbohydrate feeds. Very often a thorough wash- 
ing of the affected parts with tar soap followed by 
