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is a universal characteristic of his race. The con- 

 stitution and the physical needs differ in each indi- 

 vidual, and to obtain the best results their variations 

 must be recognised and provided for. " Best 

 results " are rarely striven for, however, and " good 

 enough " generally suffice. 



If food could be given often and in small quan- 

 tities, the animal would thrive better — thus four or 

 five periods are better than three. Still he does fairly 

 well upon the usual number of meals. 



Hay, oats, and bran — oats, bran, and hay — the 

 majority of our humble servants rarely know the 

 taste of the dozens of other appropriate and cheap 

 foods which their owners neither trouble to provide 

 nor to investigate. Suppose we imagine a weekly 

 bill of fare (susceptible of endless changes) which 

 will be as gratifying to the horse as economical to 

 the master — and therefore advantageous to both. 



Monday. Breakfast — hay, oats ; dinner — corn 

 on the ear; supper — hay (sprinkled with brine), 

 stale bread, and roots (carrots, etc.). 



Tuesday. Breakfast — cut feed (chaff, meal, and 



