A HORSE'S DAILY DRINK. 139 



the average was about 8^ gallons, which the animals divided 

 as follows for themselves : 



Morning . . . ... . 1.9 gallons. 



Midday . . . . . . 3.4 ., 



Evening 3.15 



Total .... 8.45 



During hot weather, the average would probably have been 

 about 10 gallons. 



Horses which have to perform long and severe work, 

 particularly when the weather is hot, might require more than 

 twice the quantity they would usually drink. 



NUMBER OF TIMES A HORSE REQUIRES TO DRINK DAILY. 



The small size of a horse's stomach points to the conclusion, 

 which experience verifies, that a horse should be frequently fed. 

 On the other hand, the large volume of his caecum shows, as 

 we have already seen, that although he requires a liberal 

 supply of water, he does not need to drink nearly as often as 

 he requires to eat, supposing, of course, that he is kept 

 under ordinary conditions. For want of sufficient oppor- 

 tunities for making observations, I am unable to say positively 

 how often horses require water daily, when they are in a state 

 of nature ; but am inclined to think that in such a case they 

 would surfer no great hardship if they were watered only once 

 a day, although watering them twice a day or allowing them 

 free access to water would no doubt be the safer plan ; for even if 

 they did not drink as often as one expected, there would be no 

 harm in offering water to them. I have found that ordinary 

 hacks and horses in training for racing and steeplechasing 

 often will not drink more frequently than twice a day, 

 provided that at each time of watering they are given as much 

 as they desire to have. I have known some of these horses 

 make a habit of drinking only once a day. Young animals 



