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and one he is watered, lightly groomed, and fed as be- 

 fore : and is not again disturbed till about four o'clock, at 

 which time he gets a little water, a small feed of corn, and 

 a thorough grooming. The bedding should again be re- 

 moved, dried, and selected. On the horse's return to the 

 stable in the evening, he is watered and lightly groomed 

 over. His bedding is now arranged, and he is fed and 

 given his grass or hay, and is left for the night. 



Taking 10 Ibs as the ordinary amount of corn a horse 

 is allowed, I would divide it as follows : 



Early morning ... ... ... 1 Ib. 



Morning ... ... ... 2 Ibs. 



Mid-day ... ... ... 2 Ibs. 



Afternoon ... ... ... 1 ib. 



Evening ... ... ... 4 Ibs. 



If the horse gets only 9 Ibs daily, 1 ft>. might be de- 

 ducted from the evening feed. 



Instead of watering the horse at fixed times, he may, 

 with great advantage, have a constant supply of water 

 at all times in his stall. 



It is better to have horses groomed in the afternoon 

 than in the evening, for then the syces will have plenty 

 of light by which to do their work, while the owner will 

 probably be able to superintend it, to some extent at 

 least, without its interfering with his dinner. 



To economise the bedding, it may be put down only 

 at night. 



I strongly advocate the system of feeding which I 

 have described. 



