90 A BC OF THE HORSE 



his proportion of food, and then they 

 think they have done their duty. But 

 such is not the case. Some horses 

 are as fastidious as any man. They 

 want to be tempted to eat, and the 

 mess which is thrown into their stall 

 does not induce an appetite. If they 

 are at all of a nervous temperament 

 can they be expected to go on with 

 their repast whilst a man is hissing 

 around them with a sharp curry-comb, 

 and because they venture to move 

 yells, " Get up, you brute ! " Good oats 

 build up strength, and not to give 

 them is false economy. The well-fed 

 animal is capable of doing better work 



