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ought to have at least three good meals every day. 

 When a horse is making long trips on the road he 

 should not have too much hay, but a richer food, 

 like corn or oats. The work horse should have his 

 largest meal at night, when he has plenty of time 

 to eat and digest it. If a horse is not warm, it is 

 better to water before feeding him. The water 

 passes on through the stomach and leaves room 

 for the food. If an animal is very warm, it should 



Thoroughbred trotting mares and colts. 



not be given either food or water until it has cooled 

 off. Clover hay is not so good for a horse as tim- 

 othy, because it is more dusty; and dusty hay is 

 liable to give horses the heaves. If dusty hay must 

 be used, it should be sprinkled before feeding. 



A Good Variety. It is cruel to feed the horse on 

 nothing but oats and hay all the year round, when 



