1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
811 
SHALL WE CLIP THE HORSE? 
WHY AND WHEN ? 
Is the custom of clipping horses on the in¬ 
crease or decrease ? Would you clip a heavy- 
coated driving horse ? Would you clip a draught 
horse ? What time is best to clip—when the win¬ 
ter hair is fully grown, or sooner ? Is a clipped 
horse more or less likely to “ catch cold ” ? In 
our climate (south Jersey), our horses sweat very 
much when driven unclipped, the hair staying 
wet a long time after they are put in the stable. 
Is clipping a safe preventive of this ? a. a. m. 
New Jersey. 
Always Clip Race Horses. 
It is now and always has been our cus¬ 
tom to clip our driving horses. We know 
by actual experience that they do much 
better. Clipping in no way destroys an 
animal’s coat, and he will come out in 
spring just as well. Heavy-coated horses 
should, certainly, be clipped to avoid 
sweating and taking cold from not be¬ 
ing able to groom them dry. Thin-coated 
horses need not be clipped, provided they 
are properly cared for in the stable. 
We have often clipped our race horses 
in the fall before the season was finished, 
and have found it a benefit to avoid their 
taking cold. c. J. * h. hamlin. 
New York. 
Col. Geo. E. Waring's Opinion. 
In my opinion, the clipping of horses 
is on the increase. I should always clip 
a heavy-coated driving horse, and should 
clip a draught horse, if he were much 
given to sweating at his work. It is best 
to clip when the winter hair is nearly, 
but not quite, grown. A clipped horse is 
less likely to “ catch cold ” than an un¬ 
dipped one. Clipping seems to me to be 
the best remedy for the conditions stated. 
New York City. 
Clip the Heavy-Coated Horse. 
I think that the custom of clipping 
horses is on the increase in this section ; 
I know that it is among the horses sent 
to my farm. I would, by all means, clip 
a heavy-coated horse, as it lessens the 
danger of colds and the horse is more 
comfortable. Of course when he is 
brought in, he should have a warm 
stable and be properly covered. When 
the long hair gets wet it will take some 
hours to dry, and the horse experiences 
much discomfort besides running great 
risks. I would advise the first clipping 
the latter part of October, and again as 
soon as the hair begins to get a strong 
growth, presumably the end of Decem¬ 
ber. We clip a great many driving 
horses every fall, and the benefits de¬ 
rived are pronounced. My neighbor, 
Mr. Kimball C. Atwood, of Northland, 
an enthusiastic horseman and the owner 
of a number of very fast ones, clipped a 
weanling this fall, and has given it the 
same treatment as another that was not 
clipped—both the same age, and sired 
by the same horse. At this writing, the 
advancement of the clipped one is some¬ 
thing wonderful. They are both worked 
in the kindergarten every day. I have 
no doubt that the long, wet hair on 
the one proves very exhaustive. By all 
means clip the heavy-coated driving 
horse, but be particular to take the very 
best of care of him. john b. lozier. 
New Jersey. 
A Veterinarian Talks. 
The practice of clipping horses is un¬ 
doubtedly on the increase, both in the 
city and country. I would clip a heavy- 
coated driving horse if I were to drive 
him myself, or could be reasonably sure 
that he would be properly cared for 
when driven by others. I would not, 
as a rule, advise clipping draught horses. 
Clipping is practiced both in the fall 
and spring. Fall clipping should be 
done before the severe cold weather 
sets in, which should be before the win¬ 
ter coat is fully grown. This will en¬ 
able the horse to become somewhat ac¬ 
customed to the loss of his coat, and 
thus be better able to withstand the 
cold. In this climate, November is 
the month for clipping. With warm 
stables and a little extra care, it can be 
safely done at any time. 
Spring clipping is generally practical 
the last of March or first of April, in 
this climate ; earlier as you go south. 
A fall-clipped horse would not require 
to be clipped as early in the spring as 
one that had not been clipped. 
The clipped horse is no more liable to 
“catch cold” if properly cared for; 
otherwise, more so. In several instances 
I have observed that horses have im¬ 
proved and been more thrifty after 
clipping. In my opinion, clipping coulc 
be safely practiced to advantage by 
Q. A. M. 
In general, the advantages of clipping 
are the greater readiness with which 
the perspiring horse will dry, and the 
ease with which the skin can be kep, 
clean and healthy. I would advise clip¬ 
ping only in the case of horses that are 
to be used mainly as drivers, and are to 
be returned to the stable as soon as 
through driving, or that can be well 
blanketed while standing. The clipped 
horse should wear a light woolen or a 
linen stable blanket continuously in the 
stable during the winter, and whenever 
left standing out-of-doors, be covered 
with a warmer woolen blanket, even 
though the stop be only for a few min¬ 
utes. It must not be forgotten that the 
clipped horse has lost his winter coat, 
and will chill very quickly if left uncov¬ 
ered. The clipped horse also requires 
warmer quarters, free from drafts of air. 
Draught horses, as a rule, and others 
that, from the nature of their work are 
left standing around, or where warm, 
comfortable quarters cannot be pro 
vided, are better not to be clipped. 
New York. f. l. kilborne. 
“SOUTHERN CATTLE FEVERS' 
CAN IT BE PREVENTED ? 
Is there any real preventive for murrain or 
acclimation fever in northern cattle? Which 
would be the safest time in the year to ship cattle 
from Pennsylvania to Virginia, or vice versa ? 
Keep the Cattle Up. 
The only preventive I have ever found 
for acclimation fever in northern cattle 
brought South, is to keep them up in the 
barn lot, allow them to drink only well 
water, and make no radical change in 
their feed. Have plenty of shade for 
comfort, and allow no ticks to get on 
them. I should prefer to bring young 
cattle, as there is less danger than with 
older ones. If less than a year old, I do 
not think that there is much danger 
even when no special care is given them. 
I should prefer to bring tfie cattle South 
in the winter months, though I have 
succeeded with them brought as late as 
May, by pursuing the course I have ad¬ 
vised. T. B. rARKEB. 
North Carolina. 
Ship South in the Fall. 
I have never seen a case of the fever 
developed in this region in cattle brought 
here in the fall, and properly cared for 
the first winter. I deem it fair to con¬ 
clude that there is a reasonable certainty 
of exemption when so treated. 1 have 
seen many northern cattle brought here, 
and of those brought and treated as 
above, all have done well. On the other 
hand, a friend took a herd of very fine 
Holstein cattle from Illinois to Birming¬ 
ham, Ala., in the spring of the year, and 
lost all of them by this malady. I con¬ 
clude that there is something in the 
growing vegetation in that region, which 
causes it as much as the change of cli¬ 
mate, and that, if cattle are brought 
south late in the fall, fed on cured 
provender, and sheltered from the cold 
rains and bad weather, there is little 
if any danger ; at least, that is my obser¬ 
vation here. The altitude of this region 
may have something to do with its ex¬ 
emption from the disease. I should say 
that the best time to move northern 
stock of any kind, and especially cattle 
and horses, south, is late in fall. Then 
don’t expect them, because the weather 
is mild, to stand out and take it, with a 
straw stack for feed, but give them, at 
least, a good roof and plenty of hay as 
fodder; by spring, they will be suffi¬ 
ciently acclimated to be reasonably safe. 
On the other hand, if I were taking 
southern stock north, I should prefer the 
early spring for the change, or the late 
summer, so as to give them a few months 
before either winter or summer came on. 
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