Feed and Care of the Morse. 331 



512. Ratioos. — The following rations given by various author- 

 ities may serve as a general guide in determining the amount of 

 feed which should be allowed the horse under diverse conditions: 



Character of animal and ! 



wo7'k required. Concentratea. Roughage. 



Trotting horse. — Hiram Woodruflf.* 



Colt, weaning time 2 pounds oats. 'H&j adlih. 



Colt, one year old 4 pounds oats. Hay ad lib. 



Colt, two years old 6 pounds oats. 'H.Siy ad lib. 



Colt, two years old, in training. ... 8 pounds oats. -[ "^^^fj^S.^^^® 



Colt, three years old, in training... 8-12 pounds oate. { '^^^j^^^l^^^ 



Trotting horse. — Splan. » 



Horse on circuit 10 pounds oats. { ?S)unt!^ 



Horse on circuit 15 pounds oats, 



m exceptional Hay, fair 



cases (as with Karus). amount. 



Horse variously used. — Stonehenge.' 



Race horse 15 pounds oats. 6-8 pounds hay. 



Hack.- 8 pounds oats. 12 pounds hay. 



Horse variously used.— Fleming.* 



P°"y- i P---^ O""- {^Siowanc^'' 



Hunter, small 12 pounds oats. 12 pounds hay. 



Hunter, large 16 pounds oats. 10 pounds hay. 



Carriage, light work 10 pounds oats. 12 pounds hay. 



The draft horse.— Sidney.' 



Heavy, hard work I ^6 ^oSnds beSis. { ^^P^Tovertav" 



i 3 pounds corn. '^ e^i ciover nay. 



Farm horse. — Settegast." 



Ue^^^oA e-lO pound, oat.. {r^oS'^tm^: 



Medium wo* 10 pound, oata. {'^ P™f ,S: 



H-^a-yworlc 13 pound, oata. { f ^rdtSi 



1 The Trotting Horse of America. » Life with the Trotters. 



8 The Horse. < The Practical Horse Keeper. » Book of the Horsew 

 « Thierzucht, II, 1888, p. 109. 



