The Work Horse 261 
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 quality. 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 impossikle to feed a large 
