60 RAREY UX I10RSK-TAMI\G. 



RULES TO BE OBSERVED IX FEEDING. 



Never give a horse whole grain. By bruisuig it, 

 and wetting it vHth soft water, you Gave tliirty per 

 cent, of its nutrirhus efiPects. Steam it in prefer- 

 ence to wetting, if you haA^e facihties for doing so. 

 Feed your horse ^wo hours Lefore he begins his 

 day's work. Give Mm the largest feed at night. 

 Never tie him up to a ^/»ck ; it is cruel to thus pre- 

 vent a horse from lying dov n Avhen he is tired. The 

 best way is to take awny yoar rack altogether, and 

 arranga your stable so as t'^ make it unnecessary to 

 tie up the horse The stabV *>hould always be dry 

 and well littered. Never gi^^c your horse hard wa- 

 ter to drink, if soft water is to be had. If you can- 

 not get soft water, draw the hard water out of the 

 well two hours before you ict him drink it. Beans 

 should be full a year old before they arft fit to feed 

 to horses ; they should be bruised, the pame as grain, 

 not ground. Youatt recommends for hcs*^. feed, the 

 following mixture : Cut hay,<:two parts ; cut straw, 

 three parts — add to this a quantity of bruised beans, 

 oats, or other grain — wet the whole with scit water, 

 and mix it well. Do not feed your horse too much 

 hay, as it is not only a "waste of provender, br-t when 

 he is put to work with an overloaded stomach it en- 

 dangers his wind. If left to pull hay out of tho 

 rack at pleasure, a horse will eat and waste some 

 thirty pounds a day, whereas, b\ cutting up his hay 

 and mixing it with other feed, as above described, 

 ten pounds is ?n ample abundance for twenty-foui 



