80 Animal Husbandry 
QUESTIONS 
1. Why is it now not thought essential to feed the horse so much 
protein as formerly? Does a hard-working horse use up its muscles? 
Explain. 
2. How do the Wolff-Lehman and Armsby standards compare in re- 
spect to protein, carbohydrates, and nutritive ratio? Which meets tke 
condition of your animals ? 
3. Should the horse be watered at the public watering trough? Which 
demands more frequent watering, the horse or the cow? 
4, Name the foods that are commonly fed horses in your vicinity. Find 
out exactly what some persons are feeding and calculate the dry-matter, 
nutritive-ratio, and energy value. Compare with the standards. How 
may it be improved ? 
5. In what season of the year may we feed a comparatively wide 
ration, and why? 
6. Compare the feeding of the draft horse, driving horse, and idle 
horse. Which is most difficult to keep in good condition? Why is exer- 
cise essential to the horse? 
7. Why should the work horse be fed sparingly in the morning and at 
noon? Why do some drivers neglect the noon meal? 
8. Why should the brood mare be worked continuously with but a 
week or ten days’ rest just after foaling? Why is moderate work preferred 
to permitting several'mares the run of a pasture ? 
9. Should the colt be confined to a stall while its mother is out at work ? 
Explain. Why do so many young colts die under three weeks of age ? 
10. Why have the Arabian people been so successful in producing horses 
of superior quality ? 
