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It is impossible to raise heavy horses without their 

 getting plenty of feed during their growing period. 



Colts should have plenty of exercise. This de- 

 velops their muscle and bone, and vital organs. 

 Give them plenty of room to run and play. , Of 

 course, during summer colts should be at pasture 

 all the time. During winter they must be well 

 sheltered, but must also have an open lot in which 

 to run when the weather is not too severe. A 

 woods pasture is ideal for winter. 



Another thing that should be given careful at- 

 tention is the colt's feet. For the first year or two 

 the hoofs may require trimming. Some are in- 

 clined to turn over on the side. This can easily be 

 corrected by carefully trimming. If neglected, a 

 valuable animal may be ruined. 



FEEDING HORSES 



In feeding horses in general the stuff raised 

 on the farm must necessarily be used, with 

 the possible exception that additional concentrates 

 are occasionally purchased. This being true, it is 

 highly desirable that feeds best suited to horses 

 be produced. Nobody disputes the feed value of 

 oats for horses. Prof. W. A. Henry states that 

 horses nurtured on oats show mettle which cannot 

 be reached by the use of an/ other feeding stuff. 

 Then, too, there is no grain so safe for horse feed- 

 ing, the animal rarely being seriously injured if by 

 accident or otherwise the groom deals out an over- 

 supply. This safety is due in no small measure to 

 the presence of the oat hull, which causes a given 

 weight of grain to possess considerable volume, 

 because of which there is less liability of mistake 

 in measuring out the ration ; further, the digestive 



