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keeping liorses, which are not doing fast 

 work, in good condition during winter. 



The malted grain is highly recommended 

 in Yorkshire as a tonic for a horse off its feed, 

 and it is immensely liked. For pulling round 

 an exhausted horse, malted grain is almost as 

 i^ood as a quart of beer or porter, and it may 

 make him feed when everything else fails. 



IJoLTTNG Oats, &c. : 



Sometimes horses bolt their oats whole. 

 When this is the case most of the grains 

 escape in the droppings, without supplying 

 any nourishment, or they may be retained 

 and lead to colic. In such cases the molar 

 teeth are often so irregular and studded with 

 sharp points that they are useless for grinding 

 the corn. The lower molars get these sharp 

 points on their inner edges, the upper molars 

 on their outer edges. These jagged teeth 

 generally lead to laceration of the tongue and 

 the insides of the cheeks. When the teeth 

 are in this condition they should be carefully 

 filed ; but, it may be added, filing horses' 

 teeth is a tedious operation which farriers are 

 not very fond of. It is well to liave the teeth 

 examined periodically, say every six months. 



