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Chapter II. 

 CONDITIONING HORSES. 



Carrots : 



Carrots should always be given, when 

 obtainable, during the winter, they may be 

 taken in lieu of straw at their market value. 

 The carrots should be sliced longitudinally, 

 not transversely, otherwise they are apt to 

 cause choking by getting fixed in the gullet. 

 Two or three carrots (equal to about 31bs.) 

 per diem are ample. If dirty they should be 

 washed. 



Ltnseed : 



The seeds simply scalded are often good for 

 horses, more especially after a hard day's 

 work. When the coat is staring and the 

 horse is in need of a laxative, good often 

 results from a wine-glassful of linseed oil, if 

 possible added to an equal quantity of lime 

 water, being mixed daily with the food. 

 Without being such a violent purgative as 

 aloes, linseed oil serves as a laxative. Some- 



