THEIR FEED AND THEIR FEET. 



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ing the entire, day, when a horse is liable to be called 

 upon at any moment for a sharp drive — by feeding 

 only morning and night. Then he may be speeded 

 at any hour without danger. 

 While at 



MR. BELLINGER'S STABLE 



a boarder drove in, just from the Fleetwood races, 

 having driven his mare the nine miles at a pretty 

 sharp pace. The hour was 12:15 P.M. "Give her 

 two quarts of oats," said he — " no more, — and let her 

 breathe first. No water ! " NowJ this was a small 

 feed, of course, but we think the gentleman made a 

 mistake, since he directed the mare to be ready " on 

 the floor at 1:15" (just one hour), for the return 

 drive to Fleetwood. A few swallows of water imme- 

 diately, and more half an hour later, with no grain at 

 all, would surely have put the mare in the best pos- 

 sible condition for any amount of work during the 

 afternoon. 



AT MR. FRANK WORK'S STABLE 



it was found that the usual winter diet was about six 

 quarts of oats daily, which is less by three quarts 

 than the summer feed. Mr. Curley, the polite and 

 efficient head man, holds very sensible views upon 

 feeding : " In summer, the horses are out of the stable 

 more, do a good deal more work, sweat more, etc., 

 and require more food." In the winter, on the other 

 hand, with light work, and in warm stables, there is 

 less waste, and, of course, less food can be digested. 



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