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hay or hay showing the least sign of mould 

 or smelling in the least bit that way. This 

 tends to upset your horse's digestion. We 

 in training stables pay great attention to our 

 hay supply. Horses seem to run into form 

 when they get hay that they really like, and 

 to lose it as soon as they cease to enjoy their 

 hay. You will find the use of hay nets a 

 great saving, as they prevent waste which 

 otherwise always goes on if hay is thrown 

 loose in a box or stable ; and, of course, out of 

 doors they are, I consider, a necessity, as they 

 prevent all chance of your horse's supply of 

 hay being taken off by the wind, a result 

 which is otherwise sure to happen. Hay to 

 a horse is like bread to a man ; he wants 

 plenty of it, good and sweet, with each meal 

 and between meals, otherwise he overgorges 

 with oats and suffers from indigestion. 



With that remark we pass from the diges- 

 tive system, and having that in order, we 

 now can consider what training our horse 

 requires to make him fit for his military work. 

 Here so much depends upon what the horse 



