. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ®tte gSreefccr axt& gpcvtsxnan [September IT, 3904 Danger in Feeding New Hay. This is the season of the year when most hone breeders are forced to begin the use of new bay with the r horses, says the /; >s s n'le tljc change is associated with digestive troubles of more or less severity and therefore he is wise who makes it a point always to have eno- gh old hay to last rseewell into the cold season, per- haps as far along as the New Year. The hunting horses of England and the other high-priced horseflesh of that country, leaving out of consideration the
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ®tte gSreefccr axt& gpcvtsxnan [September IT, 3904 Danger in Feeding New Hay. This is the season of the year when most hone breeders are forced to begin the use of new bay with the r horses, says the /; >s s n'le tljc change is associated with digestive troubles of more or less severity and therefore he is wise who makes it a point always to have eno- gh old hay to last rseewell into the cold season, per- haps as far along as the New Year. The hunting horses of England and the other high-priced horseflesh of that country, leaving out of consideration the race horses, are never allowed to eat hay that is not at least one year old and much that is two years old. yet bright ajd sound, is fed in preference even to that of a year's less age. One reason is that countless millions of insects lay their eggs on the stems of the grasseB from which hay is made, and these eg^s do not lose their vitality during the ordinary hay-curing process. When taken into the warm, moist regions oi the equine stom- ach these eggs are hatched out and create disturbances, causing colic and ether troubles in the digestive tract Hence the best thing is to have old hay to feed until the new shall have cured in stack or mow or at least to have enough of the old to mix with the new, enlarging the pro- portion of the new until the horses have become thoroughly accustomed to the change and until the bulk of the del- eterious aeents have been dried out to the death. Many a man has been at a loss to know what was the matter with his horses at this time of the year and '.he sole cause of the indisposition complained of has been the change from old to new hay. More especially is this true often of horses that are being got ready for showing. A sudden change from the old to the new hay often sets such horses to scouring, and founder not infrequently is a result. And not alone are the insects' e ge to be feared, but equally so the fermentation which is going on in n
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