The Work Horse 2C1 



FEEDING THE CITY WORK HORSE 



Two feeds are used as a staple base for all city horse 

 feeding operations. These feeds are oats and timothy 

 hay. The packing companies usually feed their horses 

 five times daily, and if any horses are called out irregularly, 

 such horses are fed before going out. Oats and timothy 

 hay constitute the regular ration. A hot bran mash is 

 given on Saturday night or Sunday morning with only 

 one or possibly two light feeds of grain during that day. 

 Most of the large transfer firms in all the western cities 

 feed their horses in a similar manner. The greater part 

 of the hay is bought from the irrigated or dry land sections, 

 as it is more uniform in its qualit}'. Certain firms use 

 some barley and considerable bran, but most of them con- 

 sider that even if the barley is cheaper, it is more expensive 

 in the long run than oats, as it causes more digestive 

 troubles. The customary manner of feeding is to give 

 oats as the main ration, together with timothy hay, and 

 on Saturday night a hot bran mash, with very little feed 

 except hay on Sunday. The small amount of grain on 

 Sunday is in order that the horses may not be troubled 

 with azoturia when taken out on Monday morning. Some 

 of the larger firms are using some mixed hay, but as stated 

 before, timothy forms the chief roughage for all city work 

 horses. Horses that are hard-worked will need from 

 one-and-one-fourth to one-and-one-half pounds of grain 

 and from one to one-and-one-fourth pounds of hay to 100 

 pounds of live weight a day. 



FEEDING THE DRIVER AND SADDLER 



Unless the driver or saddler has regular exercise, which 

 is not usually the case, it is impossible to feed a large 



