26 HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. 



With race-horses and others, the custom is to give 

 a bran mash every Saturday night, or oftener, as the 

 case may demand. 



Instead of a simple bran mash, I much prefer one 

 to which linseed is added. 



Bran Mashes Are made as follows : After scald- 

 ing a stable bucket with boiling water, put into it 

 about 31bs. of bran, with an ounce of salt, and pour in as 

 much boiling water as the bran will take up, which 

 will be about equal to the weight of the bran itself, 

 calculating the gallon of water to weigh lOlbs. The 

 mash should then be well covered, so as to keep in 

 the steam, and should be left to stand for a quarter 

 of an hour, or 20 minutes. 



Bran and Linseed Mashes. Boil slowly from 1 to 

 ipbs. of linseed, for two or three hours, till the grains 

 are soft, allowing only sufficient water, so that at the 

 end of the time, it may be just sufficient to soak up 

 a couple of pounds of bran, which is hen mixed in 

 and covered up, as before described. 



The thicker the mash, the readier the horse will 

 eat it. 



Linseed. This grain, which is the seed of the flax 

 plant, containing as it does a large percentage of oil, 

 is most useful for fattening horses that are low in 

 flesh. It improves the condition of the coat in a 

 marked manner, and has a peculiarly soothing effect 

 on the urinary organs. A linseed mash is the usual form 

 in which it is given. If the making of this cause too 

 much trouble, a quarter of a pint of the oil, mixed 

 through the corn daily, may be substituted. Linseed 



