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lay on a larger supply of fat while lacking in good hard 

 muscle. Race horses, that are sensitive and compelled 

 to do exhaustive work, must have the best food money 

 can buy. Young horses should have very nourishing 

 and nutritious food, and a large quantity of it, for the 

 proper development of their bodies. Many good colts 

 have been stunted in their growth by improper food. 

 Food must not only build up the bodies, but supply 

 heat as well. 



FOOD I A^t^o^R^ t^^ natural food of the horse 

 is grass, yet when stabled and compelled 



to work, it must have a more concentrated and nutri- 

 tious food. To insure health in horses, and to fit them 

 properly for work, their food must be of a mixed char- 

 acter, nutritious, and have sufl&cient bulk to insure 

 good digestion. Then all parts of the body will be 

 supplied and strengthened. The food of horses vary in 

 diflferent parts of the globe ; but the general foods are 

 hay, grass, corn, oats, barley, rye, beans, peas, bran, 

 linseed, carrots, turnips, potatoes and apples. It is im- 

 portant that the horse should be watered before feeding. 

 Hay should be fed first and then grain, (which is the 

 concentrated food,) should be given last. This causes 

 the grain to remain in the stomach until thoroughly 



