Feed and Care of the Horse. 331 



512. Rations. — The following rations given by various author- 

 ities may serve as a general guide in determining the amount of 

 feed which should be allowed the horse under diverse conditions: 



Character of animal and '_ 



wo7-k required. Concentrates. Roughage. 



Trotting horse. — Blram Woodruff. * 



Colt, weamng time 2 pounds oats. Hay ad ^i6. 



Colt, one year old 4 pounds oats. Hay ad lib. 



Colt, two years old 6 pounds oats. Hay ad lib. 



Colt, two years old, in training. ... 8 pounds oats. ■[ ^'^^f j^^ t"]^^'^"^ 

 Colt, three years old, in training... 8-12 pounds oats. { "^^^fu^ted.^'^*^ 



Trotting horse. — Splan. » 

 Hoise on circuit 10 pounds oats. | '^^'unt' 



Horse on circuit 15 pounds oats, 



in exceptional Hay, fair 



cases (as with Barus). amount. 



Horse variously used. — Stonehenge.' 



Eace horse 15 pounds oats. 6-8 pounds hay. 



Hack._ 8 pounds oats. 12 pounds hay. 



Horse variously used. — Fleming.* 



Pony. 4 pounds oats. {^^XT^l'^ 



Hunter, smaU 12 pounds oats. 12 pounds hay. 



Hunter, large 16 pounds oats. 10 poundshay. 



Carriage, Ught work. 10 pounds oats. 12 poundshay. 



The draft horse. — Sidney." 



TT u ^ V I 13 pounds oats. r 15 pounds chaff- 

 Heavy, hard work \ epoundsbeans. | edcloverhay. 



(. 3 pounds corn. "• '-"■■"^^•^ t^j. 



Farm horse.— Bettegast." 



Lightwork WOpoundsoats. {r^'s'^traw: 



Medium work 10 pounds oate. { ^° pCndts tra^'. 



Heavy work 13 pomids oate. {^^pCndttS 



1 The Trotting Horse of America. * Life with the Trotters. 



» The Horse. ■• The Practical Horse Keeper. » Book of the Horseb 



« Thierzucht, II, 1888, p. 109. 



