Show FEED WORK HORSE BALANCED RATION tiie the horse la Is no different from other oilier animals in that tile llie ration should he reasonably bain balanced need in regard to pro feln carbohydrates fats oils and fiber it should be remembered that a horse on heavy work requires twice as much protein ns the same horie home when on light work the more severe the 1 labor abor of the horse the larger must be tile the supply of nutrients the stem och acho of a horop fins a capacity of 19 quarts while the stomach of a cow may hold quarts so it Is evident that a horse nt hard work cannot well derive most of its nourish from froin roughage since the ration fiill not have an undue amount of roughing rou bage gling e this necessitates a large proportion of concentrates high IV ip energy content when horses tire severely worked tilt the roughage ration Is cut down rind and the concentrates increased the stano standard third ration of concentrates for tile tie american horse consists or it two tto thirds oats and one third ear corn by weight every saturday night wheat bran Is substituted for the ants the horse Is allowed about tw ounces of salt a lay day hut but 1144 Is never dever mixed alth ith the feed timothy hay bay Is the stan daril roughage for the horse throughout the united states the freedom from rom lust dust of good gond timothy tiny commends comi it as it a horse feed and it Is tin nn excel evel lent linge for animals sit hiis ten lince comes from concen A reasonable allowance of timothy tiny hay Is one pound wily bially for pounds of animal properly cured legume tiny hay Is usually more palatable alile than other rough ages so if horses homes are given fin an excess amount of legume hay there Is some dangar that they may con consume quine too loo maii legume hays are suitable to fin balance lance corn or other s low in protein legume hays if they are properly put pul up so that they tire are not dusty may be fed advantageously |