Mammals The Pony 
and a pint of oats may be fed twice each day for 
grain. About once a week a steamed bran mash 
may be given, and it is well to change the rations 
slightly by feeding two or three carrots in addition 
to the regular grain ration occasionally. Corn 
meal, with the bran, may be. used instead of oats, 
if the latter are not to be had. Corn meal two parts, 
and one of cottonseed meal, with a small amount of 
wheat bran, may sometimes be given to change the 
feed. 
- The pony’s stomach is small, and when more food 
is packed into it than it naturally holds, the pony 
becomes podgy, and no longer travels easily or freely. 
A good quality of hay is excellent for keeping the 
stomach and bowels in order. The pony should 
have free access to grass as often as possible in sum- 
mer. 
CARE 
The pony should be fed with absolute regularity, 
and should not be used for a short time after its 
meal. If it is not warm, it should be watered before 
feeding; in the winter the water should have the 
chill taken off. Also in winter the frozen bit should 
be warmed before being placed in the pony’s mouth; 
the tight-drawn, cruel, over-check rein should never 
be used, although a moderate check may be needed. 
When the pony is sweating it should be blanketed 
immediately if hitched outside in the cold weather, 
but if hitched in the barn the blanket should not be 
put on until the perspiration has stopped steaming. 
The pony should be carefully groomed, and its legs 
should receive more attention than the body during 
the grooming. In driving the pony, control it 
more by the sound of the voice than by the whip; 
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