THE HORSE : ITS KEEP AND MANAGEMENT. 15 



have known to drive 170 miles in two days, and at the end 

 of the journey the horse he drove was not at all fatigued. 

 I know this is a true statement, because I have ridden 

 behind this horse myself, and it is still living, and a 

 splendid goer at the age of 23. 



Now, in treating upon the feeding of horses, it will be 

 well to give several systems besides one which I have found 

 to be the best for the animals, the most profitable to the 

 owner, the way to get the most work out of the horse at the 

 least expense, as well as keeping them in the best health, 

 and making work a pleasure to them instead of a hardship. 

 When horses are fed and treated properly, they appear to 

 look forward with great pleasure to their feeding time ; and 

 are almost as delighted to have their harness on and go to 

 work. When they are fed badly, on inferior food, and 

 treated unkindly, they seem to thoroughly understand it, 

 and move as though they did not belong to anyone. Many 

 of them show symptoms of rather not having a bridle put 

 on than otherwise, and never seem to look forward with 

 any degree of pleasure to being taken out of the 

 stable. I believe in making animals happy, to a 

 certain degree, as much as I do human beings. No 

 animal appreciates the kindness bestowed upon it more 

 than a horse, unless it is a dog. A horse which does a 

 great deal of running, whether in harness or saddle, 

 requires different treatment to a cart horse. I do not 

 make so much difference between the two as some people, 

 because any horse that works hard, though perhaps he only 

 draws and does not trot, wants treating equally as well as 



