FOOD. 9 



Bran Mash. 



It is a good plan, particularly in warm weather, 

 in any country to give horses a bran mash once a 

 week, and if one particular evening is fixed upon, 

 syces get into the habit of giving it regularly 

 without special orders. I generally used to give a 

 standing order to give it on Saturday night, for, as a 

 rule, the horses are not required on Sunday. Bran 

 1ms a slightly relaxing effect, that in warm climates 

 is particularly beneficial. Bran mash is made by 

 simply putting the necessary quantity of bran into a 

 bucket, pouring boiling water gradually on to it, at 

 the same time stirring it round with a stick until 

 the whole is moist and mixed together. The bran 

 should only be damped sufficiently to make it stick 

 together, and should not be sloppy and wet. Some 

 horses at first will not eat bran, but they can be 

 tempted to by mixing a handful of whatever grain 

 they have been used to with it. 



Oats ijai). 

 Oats are now largely grow^i over the Punjab, 

 Northern India, and in Tirhoot, and are sold at 

 nearly the same price as barley. In the seaport 

 towns Australian oats can usually be obtained ; and 

 as good oats are grown in the- colonies as any part 



