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Lets talk about horses By Jennifer Question My horse in coughing During my absence this winter my father fed him some slightly dusty hay about two months ago and made him start coughing But strangely enough It t bother the other horses I have tried wetting the massaging the throat with some mild liniment and finally my father bought mo some mint and nettle leaves these I mixed in his sweet feed Tills works quite well but when I slop giving him these he starts coughing again and can t feed him this forever When I ride him he coughs constantly but can stop riding because he needs the exercise Do you have any suggestions Answer II sounds as If your horse is trying go heavy and needs a vets at tentlon right away If you can catch heaves equine em In the early stages the disease can be controlled Until your vet can visit soak all hay In largo tub of water for several hours before feeding This Is messy necessary A large feed lub is Ideal and will hold one ration before feeding and place the next ration of hay to soak In fresh water Wet his grain also not Just damp but quite wet Continue using the sweet feed the molasses in it will sooth him The vet will prescribe a powder to feed to him dally Question I am getting a saddle pretty soon and would like to tune some advice What kind or a saddle do you recommend for jumping and dressage Answer Many saddle makers produce an all purpose saddle which com bines a modified knee roll for jumping with the deep seat required for dressage These saddles arc excellent for the all round enthusiast who wants to do a little Jumping and some low key dressage The show Jumper feels the true forward seat Jumping saddle Is a must wh the dedicated dressage rider requires a fronted German saddle Something in between should suit you very well Just make sure there not too much padding or roll between you and the horse you hate to be able reel what going on Underneath Some of the older type hunting saddles were ideal for this purpose Please send questions to Jennifer 111 Acton Mel and Margaret arrived home again Saturday after a marvellous day tour to Hawaii New Zealand Australia and the Fiji Islands They were group of IB Canadians In three from M lton Mr and Mrs Joe W and Mr Bill Thompson They covered miles during thi holiday and they were particularly impressed by the beauties of New Zealand They like the Islands of course but t imagine llv ng there year round Several from here took in sessions of the annual con ventlon of Ontar Agricultural Feb and at the Royal In Toronto The regular delegates were Acton Agricultural Society president Ken Murray secretary treasurer John Rowe Mrs Cnh Mrs CW Swnckhnmer On the second day went Mrs Jesse McEnery Mrs Walter Mrs corgi Cobhem Mrs Stan Morrison and Mrs Isabel McDonald Thorcwere75fair queens there Ann Luty among them They had a program of her own and enjoyed being together TheyHI meet again at the CNF for the Post off patrons will be missing Alex Frank for a while He s in General Hospital Acton Wed March 1974 12 ChooamH a a Charge U ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MsuMWiivMw MMQITOWN