GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF HORSES 



Some horses are what is known as greedy feeders, clearing 

 off a feed of corn in an incredibly short time. Under these cir- 

 cumstances feeding on the " instalment " plan is the best, 

 because semi-masticated food is almost certain to bring on its 

 evil results at some time or another. Many horses of this class 

 are very bad doers, so that the remedy is to divide the food 

 at each feeding time, allowing about a quarter of an hour interval. 

 In summer it is advantageous to allow a small quantity of green 

 meat daily, and if the animal is going to be turned out to graze, 

 a dose of physic should be given. This remark is equally applic- 

 able to hunters about to be summered. 



Many proprietors turn their horses out at night. In South 

 Africa, where Cape Horse sickness prevails, it is necessary to 

 either stable or kraal the animals at night, and then turn out to 

 graze after the dew is off the grass. 



GRAZING HORSES. 



It is an universal custom to turn horses out as much as 

 possible during the summer. Some horses come up from grass 

 as fat as a Christmas ox, but this does not last long, because 

 " grass flesh " is not " working flesh." 



There is no doubt that a horse does derive many benefits 

 from the pure air of the fields, likewise it gets a great deal of rest. 



That celebrated sportsman, Nimrod, was not of this opinion, 

 and his calculation as to the mileage done by a horse turned 

 out for a summer's grass is amazing. Unquestionably there is 

 some truth in his statements, yet the immense benefit to legs 

 and feet — all veterinarians know this well enough — cannot be 

 disputed with any degree of accuracy. 



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