Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
Hints From the London Horse
 Book.

l. All horses must not De leu m tEe same proportions, without due regard to their ages, their constitutions, and their work. Because the impropriety of such & practice is sself-evident.-Y Yet it is constan- ] tly done and is the basis of disease of every kind.
 2. Never use bad hay on account of its cheapness. Because there is not proper nourshment in it.
 3. Damaged corn is exceedingly in furious. Because it brings on mfamma- tion of the bowels, and shia diseases
 4. Chaff is better for old horses than hay = Because they can chew and digest it better
 5 Mix chaf' with corn or beans, and do not give the latter alone. Because it makes the horse chew his food more, and digest it better.
 6. Hay or grass alone will not support horse under hard work Because there is not sufficient nutritiye body in either.
 '. When horse is worked hard its food should be chiefly oats if not worked hard, it's food should be chiefly hay. Because oats supply more nourishment and flesh-making material than any other kind of food Hay not 50 much
 8 For saddle or coach horse, half peck of good sound oats, and eighteen pounds of good hay are sufficient If the hay is not good. add a quarter of a peck more oats X horse which works hard may have rather more of each one that works little, should have less.
 g. Rack feeding is wasteful The bet ter plan is to feed with chopped hay, from manager Because the food is not then thrown about, and is more easily chewed and digested
 To- Sprinkle the hay with water that has sak dissolved in it Because it is pleasing to the animals taste, and more easily digested. X teaspoonful of salt in a busket of water is sufficient.
 II Oats should be pulsed for an old horse but not for young one Because the former through old age and defective teeth, cannot chew them properly the young horse can do so, and they are thus properly mixed with the saliva, and turn ed into wholesome nutriment.
 l2 Grass must always be cut for hay before the seed drops. Because the juices that ripen the seeds are the most valuable part of the hay. If they are sucked out by it's ripening and dropping, the grass ,oW not tura into hoy, but will only wither and grow yellow.
 l3 Vetches aud cut grass should al- ways be given in the spring to horses that cannot be turned out into the fields Be- cause they are very cooling and refresh ing, and almost medicinal in their effects but they must be supplied in moderation, as they are liable to ferment in the stomach if given largely
 II Water your horse from pond or stream, rather than from spring or well. Because the latter is generally hard and cold, while the former is soft, and com paratiyely warm. The horse prefers soft muddy water to hard water, though ever so clear.
 15. A horse should have at least pail of water, morning and evening; or (still better) four halfpalfulls, at four several times in the day. Because this assuages his thirst without bloating him. But he should not be made to work directly after he has had tuN draught of water for digestion and exertion can never go on together.
 l6. Do not allow your horse to have warm water to drink. Because, if he has to drnk cold water, after getting accus- toned to warm, it will give him the coHc.
 IT. When your horse refuses his food, after drinking, go no farther that day. Because the poor creature is Thoroughly beaten.
 ACCIDENTS
 When a horse fails whilst drawing a vehicle
 Jump down and hold the animals head, to prevent him dashing it about to his own injury
 ? Loosen the check rein eff you are so foolish as to use one) and the parts of the harness which fasten tho vehicle.
 3, Back the carriage, so as to get the shafts and traces clear. | 4. Steady and support the horses head, and excite him, with hand and voice, to rise
 5. When you have got him up, pat and encorage the poor animal, and see if he is wounded, or otherwise injured,
 6. Let him stand still short time to recover himself, and then proceed gently and with greater caution than before.
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