THE HORSE 29 



What else do horses eat besides grass and hay? 

 (Straw, fodder, oats, wheat, corn, and carrots.) How 

 does the horse eat salt? How drink water? What 

 other animals drink in the same way? What ones 

 drink differently? Does the horse drink much? 

 How much ? How often should he be watered ? 

 (It is best to have water in the pasture so the horse 

 can get it whenever he wishes.) If the horse is 

 being driven, water him often. 



How does the horse let us know when he wants to 

 be fed or watered? (He whinnies or neighs.) Tell 

 of some other times when he whinnies. (If his mate 

 is taken from the field or stable, he whinnies for it. 

 That is the way, too, the mother calls her little colt. 

 Horses sometimes whinny for their masters, too.) 



The teacher should insist on the children making 

 the observations for themselves. 



Frequent reproductions by topics should be re- 

 quired. Thus : " Tell how the horses are kept from 

 slipping on the ice." " How are they protected from 

 the cold?" 



