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rce S d irriUt1on a n f0r i eignb0dyia the . smaI1 intestines, and pro- 
intj The nrineinl con ^? ( l ue,ui y colic. The principle s of feed- 
a”£ determined! ft whlch g^e us in the feeding of animals 
system and bv th ° auatoi11 ical arrangements of their digestive 
matter from f ^ ^ they are P ut ‘ Poking at the 
sidered as a msJh' ^ ractlca P°i nt of view, a horse must be con* 
the gi a t: st a a “" C u b ‘ n %° Ut , 0f Which ifc is desired to obtain 
least risk • a onw " 0 , r ^ at the smallest expense and the 
breeding machine oxenTas ^ rega, f ed , as a milk-making and 
as mutton making and dL general ruIe ) °f meat making ; sheep 
therefore necessarv th j Sf)0rk and baco “ making. It is 
several requirement mUSt ^ « iven *° meet these 
abundant clean anrl ’ mUSt 10wever ‘ n ad cases be wholesome, 
and the auZ’v SWeet « and ‘he hours of feeding regular, 
viscera of the diftp glV f 11 P r0 P0rtional to arrangements of the 
to the amount of nit 1 bor ? e ls generally in proportion 
passes out of the stomach 86 ” , confcained >'> the food, thus hay 
disadvantageous themY . mUC 1 more ra pidly than oats. It w 
digestibility for the re ° re, # f° mix ^°° d of different degrees of 
together, much of the lS °? tlat as tbe }’ ad P a!iS into the intestines 
by the gastric iihce.” The t f e, Y n on „ e , food remains unacted upon 
mined by the natm-o V feeding of horses is or should be deter- 
performed should re<r ,, i ...YYi W ° l rl<: - T,| e velocity with which this is 
performing slow wm t . 16 bulk °? f° od they receive. Horses 
those performing r at(i i necessarily dieted differently from 
should practically lie ’ ^ ur ‘ n g blHt work the stomach 
one or WhZ Ho '*™ should, therefore, be fed 
should be of a coneentr'-ued'Yh re( i uired > an d the food given 
or moderate work th^ * character, such as oats. With slow 
with regard to abstinent hofr* 16 - C!lre need nofc bo exercised 
wise not to allow the . , 0re g° ln g out , but even here it w 
bulky food. I ] )ave ' 1 maeb to be too much distended with 
tured stomach thrum,], 11 ' s< - ver;d cases of horses dying from rup- 
feed. Hegularity >,,%■ ,ein g worked immediately after a full 
diseases, three or if * * reat Preventative of dietetic 
practised, j a small „„ V- • ° Ur ’ tbnes a day should feeding be 
mpally be giv eu to saddle ! re il time - Y.dder should prin- 
pet tunned, and arramre I * Y ,aFneiis horses after their work i» 
quietly during the e\vi,;„Y m . t so,ne thing i s left them to take 
greater part of the dav niii 0 r i ,d i. n ' g * ,t * hiorses that work the 
regularity i„ tlli re , b , ted ***» opportunity offers though 
tr!Y ;• Sudd «n changes 1 in 'Y ’ “ S fal a * Possible, he raain- 
resh i rom the .pastures she!.. W d i let should be “voided, horse 
<vY! : sta ble food. The »« gtadtially brought on to t 1 
“I 1 « t. 
col* Stable food. The nYY « radaa lly brought on to tl 
rution to correspond with 1 ?/'* increasing or reducing tl 
work performed is anoth 1 
