48 CONKEY'S STOCK BOOK 



The carriage horse should have occasional tonic treatment with Con- 

 key's Stock Tonic. His concentrated diet calls for just such a digestive 

 aid, as well as a tonic and regulator. The carriage horse should always* 

 have access to a veterinary salt made up as follows: 



10 Ibs. Conkey's Stock Tonic, 



90 Ibs. common barrel salt. 



Mix thoroughly, keep in a dry place, where the horse can help himself 

 just when he wants it. He will not overeat it, when it is before him all 

 the time. 



THE WORK The work horse usually has years of usefulness; perhaps 

 HORSE on account of his regular working and regular feeding. 



10 to 18 Ibs. of concentrates make perhaps the best ration. 

 Work horses need more concentrates and less roughage. Some horsemen 

 do not consider it best to feed work horses at mid day. Of course, if so 

 fed, only concentrates should be given. Never feed the work horse heavily 

 on days when it is compelled to stand idle, or paralysis or some similar 

 disorder will follow. Rich concentrated food is the ration for the hard 

 worked horse, because more easily and quickly digested. For light work, 

 lighten the concentrates and increase the roughage. 



The work horse, with his concentrated ration, and -heavy tax on diges- 

 tion, should always have before him a special salt made up as follows: 



90 Ibs. common barrel salt, 



10 Ibs. Conkey's Stock Tonic. 



He will help himself just as he needs it, if it is kept before him all 

 the time (in a dry place). Try this economical easy plan of letting the 

 work animal be his own "hoss doctor." Watch him carefully. He usually 

 gets along better than his less useful horse brethren. But watch for 

 slight disorders, and correct them before they grow serious. In case of 

 digestive trouble or functional disorder due to strain of digestive powers, 

 or to internal parasites, or to poor circulation, immediately put the animal 

 on regular treatment with Stock Tonic, which will bring him around to 

 normal quickly. 



SOME PRACTICAL Here are some selected rations that have proved 

 RATIONS successful with horses variously bred and used, 



and in various sections: 



For Colts (trotting bred) : 



Weaning time Oats, 2 Ibs.; hay, unlimited. 

 One-year-old Oats, 4 Ibs.; hay, unlimited. 

 Two-year-old Oats, 6 Ibs.; hay, unlimited. 



In Training: 



Two-year-old Oats, 8 Ibs.; hay, unlimited. 

 Three-year-old Oats, 8 to 12 Ibs.; hay, unlimited. 



Race Horse: 



Oats, 15 Ibs.; hay, 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Hack: 



Oats, 8 Ibs.; hay, 12 Ibs. 

 Carriage (light work) : 



Oats, 16 Ibs.; hay, 12 Ibs. 

 Draft (heavy work) : 



Oats, 13 Ibs.; horse beans, 6 Ibs.; corn, 3 Ibs.; chaffed clover hay, 15 Ibs. 



