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horse, are found practically to be liighly dangerous. Wheat, for in* 

 stance, which is highly nutritious, is considered to be improper food, 

 deranging the stomach, causing purgation, laminitis and death. 

 Barley has a similar effect. When it becomes compulsory to cook 

 the food, it should be given with the greatest caution and in small 

 quantities. Bran in mash or otherwise, musty hay, or too ripe before 

 being cut, barley and green foods, not only induces engorgement, but 

 also undergo fermentation 'xi the stomach, and thus bring on tym- 

 panitis. 



How Should a Horse be Fed During a Hard March or a 



Long Drive. 



How many times have I seen farmers and horse owners before 

 starting on a visit or a long journey give their horse a big breakfast, 

 saying, "he's got a hard days work before him." About ten o'clock, 

 when he has gone 25 or 30 miles from home, Mr. Horse lies on the 

 side of the road with a good case of acute colic. Cause "good break- 

 fast." Now, I will give you my idea of the way a horse should be 

 fed in order for him to do the work and prevent sickness. Give him 

 a good big supper. This allows his digestive organs all night to 

 perform their functions, and your horse has laid up a reserve for a 

 iourney. In the morning give a light breakfast of grain, say four 

 quarts of oats, no hay. Same at noon. Always water your horse 

 after, never before eating. Nevsr drive up to a trough when on the 

 road and let him drink. Use a pail that you may know how much 

 he is drinking. For myself I do not approve of watering a horse 

 more than four times a day when on a journey, early in the morn- 

 ing, again at ten o'clock, again at four and again at night when put- 

 ting him up for his rest. 



When you desire to stop but a short time for dinner, you need not 

 wait until your horse is cool before you feed him. Feed him his 

 grain at once, and as soon as he has eaten he is ready for business. 

 A great many horsemen will tell you that there is danger in feeding 

 a horse when very warm. But it is not so. Understand me cor- 

 rectly, I refer only to instances where you are going to put your 

 horse to work immediately after he has eaten his dinner. Whea 



