HO\V MUCH FOOD. 4r> 



than chaff and corn would do. The idea tliat the horse will or 

 should lie down and sleep all night is not entertained by those 

 who know the animal. The horse never sleeps long together. 

 The foundered horse will lie down all night, and all day too 

 rather than put his weight on the inflamed and sensitive lamina?^ 

 but not a horse than can stand without pain. The hard worked 

 horse should have every facility offered him for eating and 

 drinking during the night, 



70. — As to quantity : the Shetland pony will require a very 

 different allowance to the Shire horse, and all the intermediate 

 sizes will want proportionate quantities, supposing them all to be 

 equally worked. As a general rule the more good food a horse 

 can be got to digest well the more work he can do. 



80. — The largest sized dray horse at long hard work every 

 day should get ISlbs. corn. 12lbs. rctots, and 18lbs. of hay, cut 

 into chaff. 



81. — 15lbs. of corn and lOllts. of good meadow hay, with 

 some roots on his resting days, is enough for the largest hunter 

 in his hardest worked season. 



82. — 15lbs. of corn, Tibs, of roots, and 10 of good meadow 

 hay, is enough for the ordinary sized, hard worked, cab, coach, 

 or omnibus horse, with more roots on Saturday night or whenever 

 a little rest can be forseen. 



83. — 12lbs. of corn, 12lbs. of roots, and 121bs. of clover 

 hay is enough for the heavy farm horse at full work. The corn 

 should be reduced to 61bs. and the roots increased whenever short 

 days and bad weather make the work short or irregular. Cut 

 straw may also take the place of clover, when the work is not 

 pressing. Good bright sweet straw cut up and mixed with roots 

 pulped is better than musty hay at any time. 



84. — lOlbs. of corn, 7lbs. of roots, and lOlbs. hay, are quite 

 enough for light worked carriage horses, 15^ hands high. When 

 the work is very light, 5lbs. less corn, with 5lbs. more hay, with 

 more roots, should be given. If the work is very light and 

 irregular, the pace never very fast, no long journeys, and the 

 horses required to be very steady, 20lbs. of good hay, and 14lbs. 

 roots only may be given. 



