60 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMIi\G. 



RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN FEEDING. 



Never give a horse whole grain. By bruising it, 

 and wetting it with soft water, you save tliirty per 

 cent, of its nutricious effects. Steam it in prefer- 

 ence to wetting, if you have facihties for doing so. 

 Feed your horse two hours before he begins his 

 day's work. Give liim the largest feed at night. 

 Never tie hhn up to a rack ; it is ci-uel to thus pre- 

 vent a horse from lying down when he is tired. The 

 best way is to take away your rack altogether, and 

 arrange your stable so as to make it unnecessary to 

 tie up the horse. The stable should always be dry 

 and well littered. Never give your horse hard wa- 

 ter to drink, if soft water is to be had. If you can- 

 not get soft water, draw the hard water out of the 

 well two hours before you let him diiuk it. Beans 

 should be full a year old before they are fit to feed 

 to horses ; they should be bruised, the same as gi-ain, 

 not ground. Youatt recommends for horse feed, the 

 following mixture : Cut hay, two parts ; cut straw, 

 three pai*ts — add to this a quantity of bruised beans, 

 oats, or other grain — wet the whole with soft water, 

 and mix it well. Do not feed your horse too much 

 hay, as it is not only a waste of provender, but v/hen 

 he is put to work with an overloaded stomach it en- 

 dangers his wind. K left to pull hay out of the 

 rack at pleasure, a horse will eat and waste some 

 thirty pounds a day, whereas, by cutting up his hay 

 and mixing it with other feed, as above described, 

 ten pounds is an ample abundance for twenty-four 



