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horse, for whatever purpose he is used, if actively employed, 

 should not get less than three feeds a day, besides the hay he 

 eats during the night. All fast working horses should have 

 four feeds a day. The hours of feeding are of prime import- 

 ance. These should be, as closely as possible, at six in the 

 morning, at noon, and at six at night, except at those press- 

 ing seasons of extra labor, when the morning feed may be an 

 hour earlier and the evening feed an hour latter. In this case, 

 however, nose-bags should be carried to th© field, or they should 

 be turned to the wagon at 10 a. m. and at 4 p. m. to take one- third 

 their usual allowance, as given morning and evening, which 

 meals, as a rule, should be rather more than the noonday feed. 

 When corn is the main dependence as feed these lunches should 

 be of oats, and if bruised so much the better. 



Fast working horses should receive their food four times a 

 day, at six in the morning, at ten, at two, and at nine at night. 

 Carriage horses should be feed the same number of times, the 

 first feed being at six, and the last after their real work for the 

 day is done, say at nine at night, since simply going to some 

 place of amusement at eleven o'clock or later can hardly be 

 called work. The mid-morning and afternoon meals will depend 

 upon the hours at which they are generally used, 9 a. m. and 1 

 p. M. begin the usual times for feeding. 



IV. Watering. 



Watering and the water used is of fully as much importance as 

 the feeding. A horse is particular as to the water he drinks, 

 but yet may be accustomed to any water without detriment if it 

 be fit for human use. The water of large lakes, rivers and run- 

 ning brooks is best and in the order named. That of ponds 

 without outlet or inlet the worst; in fact pond water should 

 never be used ; well water is altogether better and may bo given 

 without fear, when used constantly, but as with man, the horse 

 accustomed to lake or river water, which is always partially 

 soft, should be given well water, when necessity requires, with 

 care and only in small quanties, the change being gradually 

 made. Water should always be offered before feeding, and 



