The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-22
HORSE HYGIENE.
The Need of aIOreIntelIIgenee In the Care
Of the Noble Animal.

The Need Of More InteIIIgenee In the Cara
Of the Noble Animal.
All horses must not be fed in the same
proportion. without regard to their ages,
their constitution or their work-the i'm.
propriety otsuch a practice Is Self.evident
Yet 1t Is constantly done, and is The basis
Of every disease Of every kind.
Never use bad hay on account Of Id
cheapness, because there Is no proper
nourishment in It.
Damaged corn Is exceedingly iuiurious
because 1t brings on inflammation of tha
bowels and skin diseases, '''N
Chat is better for old horses than hav
because they can chew and digest Il bel
bay or grass alone will not support a
horse under hard work, because there 4
not sufficient nutritlve body in either.
when horse Is worked hard his food
should be chiefly oats-if not worked hSrd
his food should DO chiefly hay. becanse
oats supply more nourishment and flsab
makinG:material than any other food-SSy
not 80 much.
Mig chat with corn or beans, and do
not give the latter alone, because It makes
= tae e morse chew his food more, and digest
For saddle or coach horse half peck
Of sound oats and IS pounds Of good nav
are sufficient. II the hay Is not good add
quarter Of a peck more oats, A horse
which works harder may have rather
more OF EACH one that works less shouI,l
Rack feeding Is wasteiul, The bet.sr
plan is to feed with chopped nav
from nanger, because the food ia not
then thrown about, and Is more easily
ohewed and digested. ~
Sprinkle the hay with water that bo,
salt dtSso lved in II, because Il Ia pleasing
70 the animals taste, and ia mora osa;I1s
GlSesIea. a tablespoonful Of salt in n
Oats should be bruised for an old horse
out not Tor a young one, because he
former, through age and defective teeth
cannot chew them properly; the youpp
hofse can do so, and they are thus pronet.
" mixed with saliva and turned Into
wholesome nutriment, '0
There are sundry condition powders and
tonlcs which are often fed 10 horseS AMI
produce an increase of flesh, but thev
must be kept up or the horse will mn
down, and in the end they will do an in.
Jury. Regular feeding, faithful groominr
chGnge oil diet, salt always accessible, az,
ercise, even II 1t be hard work, with snffi.
GieAt Iest, pure water, pure air in the sta
1Ie, ana comfort with quiet, will cause
almost any horse properly fed 10 lay on
flesh, Il not to becomefat. A writer Upon
ms subject, who appears TO DO well post.
cd, says; Many good horses devour large
Quantities OF grain and hay, and still con.
tinue thin and poor. The food eaten Il
not properly Rsslmilated. II The usual
IooH mas been unground grain and nav,
nothing but change will effect desirable
alteration In the appearance OF the animal
In case oil meal cannot be obtained readi.
y, mingle bushel Of tlaxsoed with bnSh.
Q! Of barley, oneof oats and another buEnel
o. Indian corn, and let 1t be ground into
line meal. This will be fair proportinn
lor all his iced. Or, the meal Of barlev
oats and corn, In equal quantities, NAV bs
first procured and one.iourth mart ~ ~
oil cake mingled with It, when In msaI Ia
spnnkied on cut feed. Feed two or three
times daily, mingled with a peck Of cut
nay and straw: II the horse viii cal that
amount greedtly, let the quantity be grad.
ually increased until he will eat iour or six
quarts at every feeding, three times a day
So long as the animal will eat his allow.
Gnce, tho quantity may be increased n
little every day. But avoid the praCtice
o. allowing a horse to stand at a rack well
lilled with hay. In order 10 fatten a horse
that has run down In flesh, Inc groom
should DO very particular to feed the AMI.
nal no more than he will eat up clean and
ltok the manger for morn.n '--N