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feeding all horses in the same proportions, without any regard to age, con- 

 stitution, or the work which the horse is required to do. The impropriety 

 of such a course is readily seen. 



2d. Bad hay has not proper nourishment in it ; therefore it would be 

 poor policy to buy it simply because it is cheap, as it is often very dear in 

 the end. 



3d. Old horses will do better on chaff than on hay, as they can chew 

 and digest it better. 



4th. There is not sufRcicnt nutriment in grass or ha}" alone to support a 

 horse well under hard work. 



5tli. Corn which has been damaged is very injurious, as it will produce 

 inflammation of the bowels and skin diseases. 



6th. Oats and corn are the best nourishment if a horse is worked hard, 

 but if not, it should be chiefly hay, because corn and oats suppl}- more 

 nourishment and flesh-making material than any other kind of food; but 

 hay not so much. 



7th. For a coach horse four to six quarts of good oats and eighteen 

 pounds of good hay are.usually sufficient. If a horse should be worked hard, 

 he should have more of each; but if worked but little, he should have less. 



8th. Chopped hay sprinkled with a little water, which has had a tea- 

 spoonful of salt dissolved in it, is quite pleasing to the taste of the horse, and 

 is also more easily digested. 



9th. Spring or well water is not usually as good for a horse as water 

 from a stream or pond, as the former is usually hard and cold. 



10th. Horses require and should have at least a pailful of water, morn- 

 ing and evening: or, what is better, give a half pailful at four different times 

 in a day. 



11th. A horse should not be driven nor worked hard directly after he 

 has had a full draught of water, nor soon after eating heartily, as exertion 

 prevents digestion. 



12th. Do not allow a horse to become accustomed to drinking warm 

 water, for if compelled to drink cold at any time it will be liable to 

 cause colic. 



13th. Do not work or drive a horse if he refuses his food, after drink- 

 ing, until you have given him rest. 



14th. Do not feed nor water a horse directly after his coming in very 

 warm, but let him walk about until cool ; groom him quite dry first with a 

 wisp of straw and then with a comb and brush, and rub the legs well with 

 the hand. When he is cool give him his grain. 



HIP-JOINT LAMENESS. — This disease is generally seen in young 

 horses and may be caused by rheumatism oi by some accident, although it 

 is due oftentimes to a hereditary tamt. 



