94 'i'HE HORSE : ITS TAMING, 



sire. For stock, bred in Australia from the best 

 English blood, are improved by climate and feed. 



By feeding I mean, of course, general diet and 

 waterings which is a most particular thing to attend 

 to, and one which I invariably see to myself when it 

 is in any way possible. There are more mistakes 

 made by grooms in this matter than in any other 

 through pure ignorance ; but more of this by-and-bye. 



The horse, having a very small stomach, should be 

 fed frequently, but in small feeds. I have watched 

 horses grazing, and, mind you, in this particular 

 instance the pasture was thickly grassed, but I am 

 sure they did not cease to feed for more than four 

 hours out of the twenty-four. 



The horse, being intended for great exertions, 

 needs a proportionate amount of food. Therefore, he 

 has to eat very largely, but as the stomach is not big 

 enough to digest the quantity required to keep him in 

 good condition, the intestines complete the work. 

 The food is slightly digested in the stomach and 

 finished in the intestines, and, to make it plainer, a dog 

 fed once a day will thrive, but a horse so fed would 

 certainly die. 



Any sort of grain will nourish a horse, but in my 

 opinion oats are a good way the best for horses for 

 racing, hacking, and hunting. Oats, mixed with a 

 small quantity of old beans, well cracked. Barley is 

 next best, I think. Then maize. More especially, I 



