Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . Then put on nice dry covering, and let himstand. Sweating often in this way will weaken ; it should be done butseldom. Their food and drink should be of the purest kind ; sift their oats freefrom all dust, and dust their hay too. Give about a handful at a feed,morning and noon, and about twice that at night. From twelve to sixteenquarts of oats would be a great plenty per day—twelve would be plenty forthe majority. Give one gallon of water in the morning. The same at night give two gallons of water,
Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . Then put on nice dry covering, and let himstand. Sweating often in this way will weaken ; it should be done butseldom. Their food and drink should be of the purest kind ; sift their oats freefrom all dust, and dust their hay too. Give about a handful at a feed,morning and noon, and about twice that at night. From twelve to sixteenquarts of oats would be a great plenty per day—twelve would be plenty forthe majority. Give one gallon of water in the morning. The same at night give two gallons of water, and a peck of oats, with treble thequantity of hay. You should not exercise any horse on a full stomach, forthen fast work hinders digestion. Grain, lying undigested in the stomach,generates a gas by fermentation, which sets the bots at work, and gives is the causes of many diseases, and can be avoided by adheringto the directions for feeding, watering and driving, given in the first part ofthis book. If he is bound up, and you wish to physic, give bran TO BREAK A HORSE TO TROT WHICH IS A PACER. 22 HAND-BOOK OF HORSEMANSHIP The Wild Colt As the training of the horse must be based upon tlie observance of thoseprinciples of his nature requiring the exercise of his reason in everythingforced upon his attention, and of conveying to liis understanding mostclearly what is roquired of liim, it is advisable to commence our lesson onthe management of the horse by explaining how to proceed with the wildcolt. The lirst step to be taken is to see that the enclosure in which youintend to operate upon the colt is unoccupied by anything which will dis-tract the attention of the colt; for instance, fowls, domestic animals, etc.,and all persons except the one who is to undertake the training. This latterprecaution should be taken for the reason that the presence of other partieswould annoy the colt. Also, that, by allowing them to be present, youwould violate the co
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