rx. 



Peed while Jog'ing. — Brushing in the Work. — Length of the Brash. — 



Advance of Condition to be noted. — The Feed. — The first Trial 



Of the Sweats. — Feed and Clothing Afterwards. — Tight Bandaging 

 bad. 



"TTTHILE the jogging, the first part of the trotting- 

 V V horse's preparation, is in progress, the strength of 

 the feed may be increased, though not up to the extent that 

 will be requisite when the work is made longer and sharper. 

 He may have, during this first part of the preparation, 

 from eight to ten quarts of oats a day, according to his 

 capacity as a feeder, and the demands made by nature for 

 supply of strong food under work. As the oats are in- 

 creased, the horse will want less hay, but may still have aU 

 that he will eat up clean. After taking his feed of oats, 

 he will not consume as much hay in general. But some 

 horses are such gluttons that it is necessary to limit them 

 as to hay, almost from the first. There are even some who 

 will eat the straw of their bedding when they have had all 

 the grain and hay that ought to be fed to them ; and, with 

 these, it sometimes becomes necessary to put on the muzzle 

 long before the time for the trial or the race. No carrots 

 are now to be given, and I believe corn to be unnecessary 

 and often mischievous. It is heating, and does not contain 

 as much of the stuff that goes to make up hard flesh and 

 elastic muscle as oats. There may be instances, however, 

 in which a light feeder can be got to eat up his oats and a 

 handful of corn as well, when the latter is mixed with 

 them. In such a case it is well to give it ; but in no case 



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