RULES FOR FEEDING AND WATERING HORSES 79 



9. The corn should not be given in such quantities as 

 will cause irritation of the intestines, which will be evinced 

 by a loose and sticky condition of the dung, which should, 

 on the contrary, be well formed, brittle, and devoid of 

 bad smell. When gram and hidthee alone are used, these 

 conditions cannot be properly complied with. When 

 diarrhoea is thus set up, it is the result of an effort of the 

 system to expel an excess of nutritive matter, which is 

 deleterious to the health. In such cases, withdrawal of the 

 corn, dry bran and maybe a mild purgative, are indicated. 



10. When the amount of grain is limited, say to 8 or 

 9 lbs., and when the animal has to do hard work, gram or 

 hultliee are more suitable than other grains that contain 

 less nitrogen. 



11. Foods rich in fat and sugar, such as linseed, Indian 

 corn, milk, goor, etc., are the best for putting a lean horse 

 into lusty condition. 



12. Horses that get a full amount of corn should, as a 

 rule, have a fair supply of carrots, lucerne, or green grass 

 (preferably. Hind., cZooS), which will tend to remove any 

 irritation of the intestines caused by the grain. 



13. In cold weather, if horses be not warmly clad, 

 they should have an increased amount of corn. 



14. A horse should have a constant supply of salt, say 

 2 ozs. daily; or he may be allowed a lump of rock-salt 

 in his stall. 



15. If boiled food be used, salt should be mixed with 

 it before giving it to the horse. 



16. A horse's corn should be given at frequent and 

 regular intervals. Say as follows, supposing 9 lbs. to be 

 the daily amount : — 



