MIXED BOILED FOOD — CHAFF. 135 



condition, (if the emaciation is not caused solely 

 by starvation or overwork,) always needs a mild 

 dose of physic, previous to being fed on boiled 

 mixed food. The "Alteratives," p. 101, are ge- 

 nerally best adapted to this case, provided the 

 owner will only see his horse properly mashed, 

 to prevent the chance of over-purging, and 

 thereby doing more harm than good. * 



* Caveat Emptor, p. 19. "I fed him for a month on chopped 

 clover, bran, and malt, fermented by a little yeast. This is 

 the way to pickle a horse for a friend ! " 



The above kind of feeding, continued incessantly for eight or 

 nine weeks, lies on the fat in an extraordinary manner. The 

 belly does not become large ; on the contrary, there will gene- 

 rally be a nice, round-looking carcase, from the great nutriment 

 contained in the food, and its easiness of digestion ; but the 

 whole barrel, as well as the neck, become thickly laden with 

 gross fat. In England, where the generality of horses are 

 geldings, and the neck consequently thin, the bellies being also 

 often of large size, a little of this benefits the appearance ; but 

 to Arabs, who are almost all entire, and whose necks, with the 

 exception of the high caste, are seldom over-light, too much 

 feeding on such fattening stuff ruins, instead of improving, the 

 appearance. 



NATIVE REMEDIES FOR IMPROVING, FATTEN- 

 ING, AND GIVING A HORSE AN APPETITE. 



FOR IMPROVING. 



The Rahb, called Hulwaee Udruk, to be given only in the 

 cold season. 



Take of ghee, pounded turmeric, green ginger, and methee, 

 two seers and a half each ; put the ghee on the fire first, fry 



