30 HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. 



Wheat. This grain is difficult of digestion, probably 

 owing to the viscid nature of the gluten which it 

 contains, preventing the different digestive fluids- 

 saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, &c. from per- 

 meating through its substance. This objection might 

 be removed by the process of parching. Kaw wheat is 

 apt to gripe the horse. 



That very reliable authority, Mr. Stewart (Stable 

 Economy) mentions that a quantity of wheat, not ex- 

 ceeding 4 Ibs., may be substituted for the same, or a 

 slightly larger amount of oats ; that it should always 

 be given mixed with bran or chaff ; and that it should 

 be braised in the same manner as oats. In South 

 Africa, I have known it to be given, without producing 

 any ill effects, three times a day in quantities of 2Jlbs. 

 and mixed with chaff. For examples of its com- 

 binations, see page 76. 



A couple of pounds of boiled wheat, in which a little 

 salt has been mixed, may be given at night when soft 

 food is required. 



Cakes (Hind. Chupatee) made from the following 

 constituents are often relished by delicate feeders : 



Flour lib. 



Goor (see page 34) ... ... 4 oz. 



Ghee... 2 oz. 



Garlic 1 oz. 



Bran. English bran consists almost entirely of the 

 envelope which surrounds the grains of wheat, the flour 

 being nearly all removed. The outer portion of this 

 envelope is indigestible, and acts, mechanically, as a 

 gentle laxative ; while the inner layer (according to 

 Mege Mouries) has the same property as diastase in 



