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to use for this purpose ; I have never seen them for sale. 

 Our charge being now ready for his feed, that must be 

 regulated according to circumstances, size of the animal, 

 and amount of labor he is called on to perform. As I am 

 now simply treating of a gentleman's horse of all work, 

 I can only give general instructions, to be altered to suit 

 circumstances. 



5th. Feeding, Watering, and Dressing. First feed in 

 the morning, a small wisp of hay, about one pound, after 

 that four quarts of good oats, well sifted; water before or 

 after eating, as he seems to drink most satisfactorily to 

 himself. 



At noon his feed should be one pound of hay and only 

 two quarts of oats, particularly if he is booked for an 

 afternoon drive. At night when he comes in after a sharp 

 drive, somewhat warm or blown, as soon as he is stripped, 

 his head around his eyes and ears should be rubbed dry 

 with either a cloth or wisp of straw, a dry cloth should 

 always be on hand. Wash out the mouth and nostrils; 

 give nothing to drink yet. Then straighten his hair all 

 over with a card ; if he is very wet, rub his hair both ways 

 with a wisp of straw or a hemp cloth before using the 

 card. Never use the latter on his mane or tail, but use 

 exclusively for laying and straightening his hair when 

 warm. Now put him in his stall and give him one pound of 

 hay ; while he is eating this, dry-rub his legs well. This 

 has taken about half an hour ; you can feed him now or 

 wait another half an hour, as you please. All danger from 

 founder was over when he had eaten his hay ; he may now 

 drink ad libitum. His night feed should be six quarts of 

 oats and six or seven pounds of hay. 



I prefer chop feed at night, two or three times a week, 

 say half ship-stuff and half corn-meal or chopped oats 

 mixed with a sufficient quantity of cut hay; then the long 



