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and is a very good feed for keeping the bowels open. 
Good, bright clover mixed with some timothy makes a 
most satisfactory hay. Plenty of it should be fed, as it 
will make belly on the horses. Care should be taken that 
it does not have dust with it, or it may injure the wind. 
In some sections alfalfa will form the main portion of the 
hay ration and when fed, very little wheat bran will be 
needed. It is advisable to feed as much barley as is 
safe, since it is somewhat more fattening in its general 
nature than oats. It should not comprise the entire 
grain ration, as it is hard to condition the horses on barley 
alone. 
Horses being fitted for the market are seldom given 
exercise until a few days before they are shipped unless 
their legs show some filling. As a substitute for exercise, 
and in order to keep the blood in good condition and to 
prevent stocked legs, many use Glauber salts. These 
salts are fed twice a week mixed with the grain feed. 
Others use oil meal for largely the same purpose. It is a 
well-recognized fact that oil meal will aid in getting the 
skin and hair in good condition. Horses that are being 
fitted for show purposes instead of sale should be given 
a proper amount of exercise, since in the show yard it is 
especially important that their legs be clean and show no 
tendency toward filling. Show horses will also be fed 
much longer than market horses, and unless the proper 
amount of exercise is given, they will put their flesh on 
too soft. Before any horses are shipped, they should be 
given exercise for a few days. This will eliminate the 
possibility of azoturia. Horses are seldom curried 
throughout the entire feeding period, but this is done very 
thoroughly just previous to shipping time. As a horse 
becomes fat the dandruff and scurf of the skin will work 
