DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 3 



Horses at work should be watered often, and a small quantity at 

 a time; while standing in the stable, three times a day is suffi- 

 cient. Nothing will refresh a horse, while driving on a hot day, 

 like a few swallows of fresh water. It gives him new life and 

 strength, and permits him to pursue his journey with much 

 greater ease. On coming in, heated from a drive, a few swallows 

 of water is beneficial to a horse, but all he will drink is dangerous. 

 Water should be fresh, pure and wholesome. Impure water is 

 the cause of many diseases of the horse. The quantity of grain 

 fed should be regulated according to the size of the animal and 

 the amount of labor he is required to do. Some horses are like 

 some people they can stand the violation of the proper laws of 

 feeding and watering for a considerable length of time without 

 experiencing or showing any inconveniences therefrom, but some 

 day its effects will be plainly seen. 



Sick animals should have a bucket of fresh, cool water before 

 them all the time. The food for a sick horse should be very nu- 

 tritious and easy of digestion. Bran mashes, either scalded or 

 just wet with cold water; boiled oats; green grass, or green food 

 of any kind; linseed gruel, beets, turnips, potatoes, etc., are all 

 very good. Wheat bran is a very necessary article of diet for 

 every horse owner to have about his stable. He should educate 

 his horses to eat it, for it is very healthy to a well horse, and far 

 more valuable to a sick one. 



