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what others have told me. There are advantages that 

 theoretically would influence a man to adopt this plan. One 

 advantage has been suggested, — that of having the mare to 

 work in the summer, and the colt to grow in the winter and 

 to cut his teeth on grass. It looks as though it might work 

 well. I have told you that which I think is true either from 

 my own personal experience or from close observation, but 

 I do not know much about this matter. 



Professor Roberts. Is it true that a fall colt sheds his 

 hair at the wrong time of year, or differently from others ? 

 I do not know whether it is the fact, or not. 



Mr. Winslow. I simply state what has been told me. I 

 never have had a fall colt, and do not know. 



Mr. Peterson. Will you tell us about the feeding and 

 watering of our working and traveling horses ? 



Mr. Winslow. I think that horses that are working 

 should be fed according to what they are doing. A feed of 

 oats for young horses and for driving horses I think is better 

 than anything else. It is a bone and muscle producing food. 



I think a horse that is working should be fed according to 



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his labor. In regard to watering, I would water a horse 

 before I fed him. Horses should not be watered when they 

 are warm ; you may safely give them a few swallows of water. 

 You can hardly lay down a rule for the feeding and care of 

 horses on one general principle. Horses that are doing 

 heavy work may be fed meal, while a horse that is used for 

 driving purposes would be better fed with a different kind 

 of food. I do not think it is well to feed a horse very 

 heavily with hay. His stomach is small, and he should be 

 fed oftener than a cow. A horse should not be crowded 

 with food, but be fed a little good food at a time. Horses 

 will do just as well, and better, on less food fed regularly, 

 fed methodically, than they will if they are fed in the old- 

 fashioned way of trying to have them eat the haystack 

 down. 



Dr. Twitchell. Did you, in your recommendations as 

 to early training, intend to convey the idea that you believe 

 in driving a colt to harness before it is a year old ? 



Mr. Winslow. I harness my own colts the first winter. 

 I do not hitch them to anything, but I put the harness on 



