CONDITION AND CONDITIONING 



water on the whole seed and letting it "jell," is a 

 most valuable feeding adjunct, and as wholesome 

 as it is appetizing. A half-pint at a feed will 

 work wonders in a horse's appearance, or it may 

 be given as a drink, or as a drench. Linseed 

 meal has, under modern processes, little feeding 

 value, as all the oil is extracted by pressure and 

 by chemicals. 



While the hearty and hardy equine is the most 

 eagerly sought and most easily cared for, there 

 are numbers of high-strung, nervous and " crotch- 

 ety " individuals, who, properly handled, will out- 

 work and out-last their more phlegmatic confreres. 

 For these certain methods must be tried, and 

 various means applied to soothe the nervous 

 temper, coax and stimulate the generally wayward 

 appetite. A real "shy doer" is a fascinating 

 study, just as is a brilliant cripple. " If I can 

 only get him right, he 's a wonder," we have all 

 soliloquized many a time ! Your shy feeders 

 will always drink if they won't eat, or they can 

 be made to drink, thus disproving the adage that 

 the " devil may lead a horse to water, but he 

 cannot make him drink." You can drench him 

 with the essence of say eight pounds of hay three 

 times a day, with the addition of a half-pint of 



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