PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



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TURNING 

 TO GRASS 



Turning to grass is done frequently when 

 the horses have been overworked, and 

 are suffering from sore feet, bad legs, etc. 

 This method has many friends ; but no horse should be 

 turned out to grass unless there is a shelter in the field, 

 where it can be protected 

 from the rain, flies and heat. 

 Some farmers, every even- 

 ing in summer, allow their 

 horses a ten minutes' run in 

 a grass field, and the results 

 are good. 





SHEI^TER. 



HAY, 



AND AMOUNT 



TO FEED 



Hay should always be bright, and every 

 fibre distinct, of a greenish tint, firm 

 long, have a pleasant odor, free from 



weeds and dust. 



Foreign grasses 



and weeds are dis- 



tinguished by 



their darker color. 



Hay should be 



well seasoned be- good hay. 



fore feeding. It should lay at least six months ; but a 



year is still better. Clover hay must not be very weedy 



