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never given in large drafts immediately after feeding ; two to 

 four quarts may be given with benefit immediately after dry 

 feed, to properly moisten the stomach, and it may be freely given 

 in two or three hours aft3r feeding. When driving, water should 

 be offered, especially in hot weather at every stop, but oniy a few 

 quarts should be taken at a time, for a heated horse, like a heated 

 man, will take more than is good for him. Upon stopping, 

 wash the horse's mouth with a sponge soaked in water, and let 

 him swallow each time two or three light sips, just enough to 

 moisten the throat, and upon starting, give him four to six 

 quarts each as the occasion seems to demand. Under no circum- 

 stance allow a heated horse to drink heartily. Farm teams and 

 slow draft horses, at ordinary labor, maj" be allowed what they 

 will naturallv drink, but when heated the same rule must be ob- 

 served as with hard driven horses. With these simple rules 

 kept in view any intelligent owner or driver may keep his team 

 fresh and without danger. 



V. Kinds and Quantities of Food to be Given. 



I have alread}^ spoken of the proper food to be given under 

 ordinary circumstances; they are sound, whole grain, and 

 bright, clean hay. Certain classes of horses, as omnibus horses, 

 stage horses, car horses, and the draft horses of large mercantile 

 firms in cities, are generall}' fed ground feed and cut hay. When 

 the hours of feeding and rest may be estimated with accurac}^, 

 this is on the whole as conducive to the health of the animal 

 as may be, when the econom}^ of such feeding is considered^ 

 especially when we remember that in large cities a regular veteri- 

 nar}^ surgeon is employed, who visits the stables regular!}^ to 

 look after the well-being of the horses, and also where the sup- 

 erintendents and foremen are supposed to be experts. 



On the farm, and in the stables of road-driving horsemen, and 

 where carriage horses are kept, cut feed may very properly and 

 economically form from one-third to one-half of the daily food 

 given. When only one feed is given it shoald be in the morn- 

 ing ; when two are given, they should be the morning and 

 evening feeds. 



