4. on horse care

When one likes a horse, buys him and brings him home, so it is well, if the stable is located in a part of the house where the owner can see the horse daily. Well is also, when the box is adjusted so that it is as impossible to steal the horse's feed as the nourishment of the master from the pantry. Who does not take care of this, is careless about himself, because in dangers the master entrusts the horse with his body. A wellkept stable is not only to design for the feed not getting stolen, but also for being able to see when the horse throws the feed out of the crib. In this case either one can see that the horse is plethoric and needs healing or the horse is totally exhausted and needs a rest. Also a disease can be the reason, like for instance the laminitis. Like with human also with horses all illnesses are easier to cure in the beginning, than when already become chronic or - worse - have been treated wrong.

Like one has to care for the horse's proper feed and permanent bodytraining, to keep him in a good condition, so one because of the same reason also has to pay attention to regular footcare. Moist and slippery boxes damage basically healthy hoofs. To get them not moist one shall design the boxes a bit sloping and to avoid slipperiness one should pave the ground with stones of the size of hoofs, because such a stone-ground strengthens the feet of the horses standing on it. Further the groom must lead the horse to a place out of the stable, where he curries him. Also he should bind away the horse from the crib after the morning feed, therefore he goes more willingly to the evening feed. Also this place beside the stable will be adjusted best and make the feet strong, if one spills four or five carts of round, fistsized and about one pound heavy pebbles and mounts them into iron edges, so they are not scattered. If the horse stands upon these, it will be just as if he always went part of the day on a stony way. Necessarily when he is curried or defends against flies he must use the hoofs, just like when walking. Also the frog of the hoofs becomes firm on the pebbles.

Just as one has to care for the hoofs, for making them hard, so one must be concerned about the mouth to keep it soft. The same means make flesh and skin of man as the horsemouth soft and elastic.