DIRECTIONS FOR FEEDING AND FITTING 

 A HORSE. 



i. To RAISE A TROTTER so THAT HE WILL 

 LAST A LONG TIME. A horse that is going to 

 display great excellence as a trotter will not 

 attain his speed at four years, nor at five, but 

 will reach his highest excellence when the well- 

 bred horse of seven years has been long gone 

 from the turf. Nothing in natiire, soon matured, 

 lasts long. 



In fitting a running horse, the case is different, 

 as his constitution is not the same ; the colts of 

 blooded horses are inclined to mature earlier 

 than any others, and, being of leaner and wiry 

 build, they can stand more feed at an early 

 period than a lower-bred horse. 



There are good reasons, which I fully endorse, 

 for not feeding growing colts much grain. If 

 the colt is weaned, I would recommend from 

 one to two quarts per day, varying the quantity 

 according to his size, as one with a large, loose 



