ADJUNCTS. 133 



horses' due, I should rather applaud than blame 

 him ; I should merely use precaution to prevent 

 bad eyes, asthma, or broken wind (the almost cer- 

 tain effects of repletion and obesity) coming into 

 my stable. 



Notwithstanding my fear of this, and having 

 named what I consider, under ordinary circum- 

 stances, a fair allowance of provender for horses, 

 I am aware I have to mention beans, malt, bran, 

 and carrots as adjuncts to such feeding : with some 

 horses these are absolutely necessary, but are 

 little additional expenses, easily calculated, whether 

 in occasional or daily use. 



BEANS. 



These are an article of food, that were in much 

 greater vogue formerly than they now are ; in fact, 

 our grandfathers considered no horse could work 

 without them. Many certainly cannot, yet many 

 in certain work would be materially injured by 

 them. Of the latter I should instance horses 

 doing very fast work, but of short continuance. 

 With such they are heating, and by no means 

 unlikely to produce fever and indigestion ; whereas, 

 to horses having to undergo long-continued fatigue, 

 and particularly if exposed to inclemency of 

 weather, I think them quite necessary. To in- 

 stance, I would not indiscriminately give them to 



