18 HAY SEED, OR HOW TO 



Don't be afraid to give your horse some grass. Let 

 him pick it himself in the latter part of the afternoon if 

 you work him in the forenoon, and if he at any time is 

 constipated give him a big bran mash at night with some 

 salt in it. Keep his bowels open unless he is of a washy 

 constitution and inclined to scour; you must use judg- 

 ment. A horse that scours (or in other vv'ords exhibits 

 an unnatural looseness of the bowels) is out of shape 

 some where, and is probably the result of indigestion or 

 derangement of the stomach and bowels. If you live 

 near a good veterinary surgeon, consult him; it will be 

 cheaper in the end. However, I have corrected this 

 trouble more than once by giving a tablespoonful of 

 powdered charcoal three times a day in the feed. 



The feet and legs must be looked after now; don't 

 soak your horse out too much in hot or any other water, 

 because you have seen some other trainer do it. It 

 might have been necessary in the case, of an old ringer 

 that had to be scalded every day to keep him on earth. 

 Jack Phillips has probably won more races with hot 

 water than any other man in this country. He knows 

 when to use it. If you don't detect any fever in the 

 legs, or inclination to swell over night, your horse is all 

 right, and a good walk in the grass in the morning when 

 the dew is on is as good a poultice as the feet can have. 

 Don't oil or anoint the feet, or stuff them, if they don't 

 need it. Blue clay or moss wet in water is the oest stuff- 

 ing, and oils are a detriment, I think. 



