14 THE HORSE I ITS KEEP AND MANAGEMENT. 



Perhaps I may seem a little too particular on this 

 point. I have never yet had a person in my employ that 

 pleased me in feeding my horses, though I must not 

 complain, as they usually look very well. When I used to 

 feed them myself, I adopted rather a different plan of 

 feeding them to many. Most people have their own way 

 or idea of feeding horses. If they have been accustomed 

 to a certain way it is very difficult to persuade them out 

 of it, as it was the way their forefathers managed before 

 them. 



They say there is nothing new under the sun. There 

 may be a good deal in that. Feeding horses properly is 

 not new to many people. My father, thirty-four years ago, 

 gave me a lesson on feeding horses, which I have never 

 forgotten. I began to put into practice what he told me, 

 and always found it answer well. Not only did it make the 

 horses look well, but kept them in good condition. They 

 were always ready for work when required. 



For the benefit of any who may like to follow my 

 method, I will mention what advice my father gave me, 

 which has proved so helpful to me, and I am pleased to say 

 many more as well. Only a few words : " Always feed 

 horses so that they will lick the manager out clean, and give 

 corn according to their work, and only give them a little at 

 the time and often." These are the rules I have always 

 carried out, and if I wanted to drive horses from thirty to 

 sixty miles in a day, I have been able to do it without 

 over-working my animals. One gentleman, who always 

 carries out these simple rules for feeding his horses, I 



