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^ feeding all horses in the same proportions, without any regard to age, 

 constitution or the work which the horse is required to do. The impro- 

 priety of such a course is readily seen. 



2d. Bad hay has not proper nourishment in it ; therefore it would be 

 poor policy to buy it simply because it is cheap, as it is often very dear 

 in the end. 



3d. Old horses will do better on chaflf than on hay, as they can chew 

 and digest it better. 



4th. There is not sufficient nutriment in grass or hay alone to sup- 

 port a horse well under hard work. 



5th. Corn which has been damaged is very injurious, as it'will pro- 

 duce inflammation of the bowels and skin diseases. 



6th. Oats and corn are the best nourishment if a horse is worked 

 hard, but if not, it should be chiefly hay, because corn and oats supply 

 more nourishment and flesh-making material than any other kind of 

 food ; but hay not so much. 



7th. For a coach horse four to six quarts of good oats and eighteen 

 pounds of good hay are usually sufficient. If a horse should be worked 

 hard he should have more of each ; but if worked but little he should 

 have less. 



8th. Chopped hay sprinkled with a little water, which has had a tea- 

 spoonful of salt dissolved in it, is quite pleasing to the taste of the horse, 

 and is also more easily digested. 



9th. Spring or well water is not usually as good for a horse as 

 water from a stream or pond, as the former is usually hard and cold. 



10th. Horses require and should have at least a pailful of water, 

 morning and evening ; or, what is better, give a half pailful at four dif- 

 ferent times in a day. 



11th. A horse should not be driven nor worked hard directly after he 

 has had a full draught of water, nor soon after eating heartily, as ex- 

 ertion prevents digestion. 



12th. Do not allow a horse to become accustomed to drinking warm 

 water, for if compelled to drink cold at. any time it will be liable to 

 cause colic. 



13th. Do not work nor drive a horse if he refuses his food, after 

 drinking, until you have given him rest. 



14th. Do not feed nor water a horse directly after his coming in very 

 warm, but let him walk about until cool ; groom him quite dry first with 

 a wisp of straw and then with a comb and brush, and rub the legs well 

 with the hand. When he is cool give him his grain. 



HIP-JOINT LAMENESS. This disease is generally seen in young 

 horses and may be caused by rheumatism or by some accident, although 

 it is due oftentimes to a hereditary taint. 



