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Care of the Colt in Training 



as oats, bran, peas, linseed meal and perhaps a little 

 corn may constitute the grain, while alfalfa, clover 

 and mixed hays, which should always be sweet, may 

 constitute the roughage. Perhaps the following 

 grain mixture cannot be materially improved upon 

 for the growing colt : 45 pounds ground oats, 35 

 pounds bran, 10 pounds corn meal and 10 pounds 

 linseed meal. The exact amount of the mixture 

 that should be fed will depend largely on the indi- 

 vidual. On the average, however, excellent results 

 will be obtained by feeding the weanling 4 pounds 

 of grain daily and all the sweet clover, alfalfa or 

 mixed hay he will consume, which will be from 6 to 

 10 pounds each day; by feeding the yearhng 6 pounds 

 of grain daily and all the hay he will take, which will 

 vary from 12 to 15 pounds each day, and by feeding 

 the two-year-old 8 pounds of grain daily and all the 

 hay he will consume, which will vary from 15 to 20 

 pounds daily. 



Many excellent horsemen prefer to feed whole 

 oats once a day, preferably in the morning, and the 

 mixed feed at noon £tnd night. For best results 

 the colt should be fed the grain ration three times 

 daily, though many feed but twice, morning and 

 night. It is not necessary to feed the hay three 

 times unless equally as convenient as feeding twice. 

 To develop strong and thrifty colts, grain should be 

 fed in summer as well as winter, particularly in the 

 early spring, when the grass is very succulent, and in 



