. The American farmer's horse book;. Horses. 484 AMERICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. we witnessed some years ago—a fine, large horse struck vio- lently upon the neck, just back of the ear, and falling in- stantly dead. His offense was refusing to work in a cart. The spine was undoubtedly broken—a sad result which maybe easily brought about by a blow upon the first joint of the neck. In chastising a mare with foal, hundreds of men have so little sense or consideration as to kick her about the body. If the foal is not killed outright by this barbarous proceed- ing, it is likely to receive more or less
. The American farmer's horse book;. Horses. 484 AMERICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. we witnessed some years ago—a fine, large horse struck vio- lently upon the neck, just back of the ear, and falling in- stantly dead. His offense was refusing to work in a cart. The spine was undoubtedly broken—a sad result which maybe easily brought about by a blow upon the first joint of the neck. In chastising a mare with foal, hundreds of men have so little sense or consideration as to kick her about the body. If the foal is not killed outright by this barbarous proceed- ing, it is likely to receive more or less injury, which will be permanent. It would probably surprise every one, if it could be known how many horses are ruined every year in the United States by overworking and cruel punishments. The annual loss to the country in this way would be counted by many hundreds of thousands of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, Robert, veterinary surgeon. [from old catalog]. Cincinnati, C. F. Vent & co. ;
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