Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1869 — Washing Sweated Horses. [ARTICLE]

Washing Sweated Horses.

A correspondent oft the London Fidd answers an inquiry whether it is a safe practice to wash sweated horses in cold water. He say* he'' filed adopted - it, add with beneficial results, both in surtmeF arid winter. After washing, the animal should be rubbed dry, as far as practicable, and the legs especially. - Should the hair on them be too long to admit of this being sufficiently done, flannel bandages should be put on, and a woolen rfig thrown loosely over, but without the roller. In the course of an hour the horse will be tolerably dry, and should have another rub down, and be clothed in the ordinary manner. If horses were treated in* more National manner than is often the case, with pure air and scrupulous cleanliness disease would be far ltss common. What is more refreshing to a man after a hard day’s shooting, or rather luxurious exercise, than a warm or cold bath ? And I believe it to be equally so to the horse. To the tired hunter, a warm foot bath and fomentation, if the animal is sufficiently quiet, is most refreshing. M*ith gentle treatment, most horses can be ÜBed to al-

matt anything. Some years ago, I visited the royal n table a at Buckingham Palace. There, as I was informed—and at the time myself witnessed the operation —every horae, summer anti winter,) was washed from head to foot with cold water, after returning from work, no matter whether it had been out one hour or six. A regular bath house, cold water and' plenty of it, two men after the ablution, scraping, scrubbing, etc.; a kind of web cloth was thrown over to admit the evaporation, and tin; horse was afterward rubbed down and clothed as usual in the course of an hour or two. We cannot nil have such appliances, but still I consider the plan rational and conducive to the hcnlth of the horse, if only ordinary care Is taken.