Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-11-09 | Page 6 | Horses on the Simplon Pass

HORSES ON THE SIMPLON PASS, j gS The horses of the Simplon post dilj; r, gence the coach which carries man j j and passengers to the villages on tho blmplon pass between Italy an,( 1 t Switzerlandare particularly eI1 f fr cared for. The road to the top Is a JJ steady pull Qf fifteen miles oTer a ' fix macadamized track. The horses are i .; driven at a fast walk. Five miles P j P0 they are watered. At the ten-mil station they aro fed about a peck ot 5 black bread (ryo or barlov) cut Intoi , -mouthfuls! This makes a 'light lunch,' P sustaining but not as-difficult of dl- a jf gcstlon as oats. At the top of the - Wn Pass, at noon, the horses ar given i if an hour and a half to rest and are j f well fed and watered. The return i trip of fifteen miles is made with a . brake on the whools most of the way. ; g so that the horses trot freely and fo without the strain of holding back. f