Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1892 — What to Do Whan a Horse Falls. [ARTICLE]

What to Do Whan a Horse Falls.

"When a horse falls while drawing a vehicle: Jump down and hold the animal’s head to prevent his dashing it about to his own injury. Loosen the check-rein (if you are so foolish as to use one) and the parts of the harness which fasten on the vehicle. Back the carriage so as to get the shafts and traces clear. Steady and support the horse’s head, and excite and encourage him, with hand and voice, to rise. When you have got him up pat and further encourage him, and see if ho is wounded or otherwise injured. Let him stand still a short time and recover himself, and then proceed gently and with greater cauton than before.