22 A BC OF THE HORSE 



but perhaps by no means least, What 

 amount of attention is it proposed to 

 bestow on the animal? This question 

 must not be taken as suggesting 

 that certain animals can do with but 

 little attention. Such an idea is very 

 far from the mind of the writer. 

 No horse or pony can thrive, or do 

 its owner or itself justice, if it be 

 neglected, for its health, and, con- 

 sequently, its physical capacity, is 

 bound to suffer, but, on the other 

 hand, the horse which is required to 

 do its six miles in half an hour 

 requires somewhat different food and 

 attention to his brother who is 



