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South Africa (up to 10 aiul l^lbs. per diem 

 being given), and it certainly was most sus- 

 taining and put on excellent condition. It 

 should be crushed or soaked, otherwise it is 

 often too hard for a horse to masticate. It 

 swells very much when damped, and if water 

 is given immediately after a feed of maize it 

 is extremely likely to cause colic or stoppage 

 of the bowels. 



liocK Salt : 



Horses often sulfer from an insufficient 

 supply of salt. Some people believe lumps of 

 salt placed in the manger lead to windsuck- 

 ing, but the absence of salt is a more likely 

 cause of this and other evils. As only a very 

 small amount of salt is provided by regula- 

 tion, an additional supph'- should be obtained 

 in exchange for straw. The salt may either 

 be given in the form of large lumps, placed 

 where they can easily be reached, or as brine 

 sprinkled over the hay — the hay is consumed 

 all the more rapidly when thus salted. When 

 in camp, table salt may be substituted for 

 rock salt, being mixed with the food and given 

 in the nose -bag. 



