Mem. It is as necessary to rub their Backs as it is to fill their Bellies.
ON THE
FOOD OF HORSES.
Horses must be Fed in proportion to their Work—they must not be kept to certain regular Feeds, unless they are kept to certain regular Work, or Disease will soon overtake them, and Death end them full Gallop.
Our English Cavalry, the labour of which is about equal to that of a Coach Horse in a Private Carriage, are allowed 14 lb. of Hay, and 10 lb. of Oats per Day. Government contracts for Oats to weigh 40 lb. to the Bushel, so that it is a Peck per Day.
To the French Cavalry in Garrison, they distribute the Allowance, and fix the hours of Feeding in the following manner:
At Five o’Clock in the Morning, a third part of Hay.
At Eight o’Clock, a half allowance of Oats, and afterwards a third of Straw.
At Mid-day, a third of Hay.
At Three o’Clock, a half allowance of Oats, and afterwards a third of Straw.