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Question. What do you think of having light in the horse's stall ? 



Answer. Many horses are compelled to stand in the stall where 

 there is a window three or four feet above their heads. This I don't 

 approve of, as the horse will naturally strain to look out of the 

 window, and the light coming so high above his head many times 

 hurts the eye-sight of the horse. I would advise all to have the 

 windows put at one side of the stall, or I would rather they 

 should be directly behind the horse. Always have your stall 

 and stable well ventilated, and have it aired out thoroughly every 

 morning for at least two hours. 



Question. What is the best bedding to be used for bedding horses ? 



Answer. I approve of straw, using about on an average of four 

 pounds per day. The first bedding will require ten pounds. Over 

 two thirds of this can be saved every morning and placed in the sun 

 where it can dry, ready for the bedding at night. Great economy 

 can be practiced in bedding horses. I don't approve of sawdust or 

 shavings, as it causes many diseases in the horse's feet, such as 

 thrush and other like diseases. I would rather, if you cannot get 

 straw for your horse, to stand in the summer time on tan bark. 

 And let me say here, that, if you have a horse that has contracted 

 feet, sore-footed, or that his tendons are diseased, place him in a big 

 box-stall bedded with nothing but tan bark, and you will see an im- 

 provement in a very few days. 



Question, What do you think of horses having proper exercise ? 



Answer. There are more horses to-day that die from the want of 

 not having proper exercise than by any other cause. There are 

 hundreds and thousands of horses that are owned by wealthy people, 

 and not having the proper work for their animals they are compelled 

 to stand in the stable from one week to anc"^her, being fed very high, 

 and the result is that the horse becomes stiff, lazy, and of a sluggish 

 disposition. A horse, in order to be in health, should have not less 

 than five miles of exercise every day. It matters not whether this is 

 given in the carriage or under the saddle. It is better for our horse 

 to be worn out than it is to rust out. Many times colic and different 



