96 TRAINING YOUNG 



prevent them eating quickly. Young horses 



often look about and listen to noises all day, 



but will generally feed up at night, a fact which 



should be taken advantage of. 



Nervous young horses should be allowed boxes 



that they can look out of, and they will become 



used to different sights and sounds. 



Water must be fresh. In cold weather it may 



be chilled. 



Horses should if possible always be watered at 



least half an hour before feeding, so as not to 



interfere with the gastric juices that aid proper 



digestion of the food. 



HUMOUR 



This shows itself by lumps appearing under 

 the horse's skin, and they may become aggra- 

 vated by friction or pressure of the saddle. 

 The cause is too much hard food and the blood 

 becoming heated. A small amount of Epsom 

 salts may be given in the feeds ; oats must be 

 reduced, and bran mashes and green food 

 substituted. 



PHYSIC 



Grooms generally are anxious to physic horses 

 on every possible occasion. Horses coming up 

 from grass on to a hard diet will generally 



