Bran Mash for Horses.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 128, 4 February 1909, Page 3

Bran Mash for Horses.

This is a common feed for horsc3 by ■ all good horsemen, but all do not take ; the pains to make the mash properly. ' An old horse feeder says that to make a good bran mash, first wash out a bucket with boiling water, then pour in the quantity of water required say three pints and stir in three pound-! of bran. Cover up and leave it for a couple of hours, or more if not required for immediate use. A mash takes hours to get cold and is often given to a sick horse too hot and refused v. - her. it would have been taken if properly prepared and given warm instead 0 f scalding hot. The addition of a tablespoonful of salt in the ordinary mash of a Saturday night can be recommended to keep down parasites and promote digestion, but should not h<- part of a sick horse's diet unless specially ordered. A mixture of linseed and bran is often prescribed both as food and a poultice. To one part of linseed two of bran is a desirable proportio: for both purposes. To get ail the feeding value out of linseed, several nours should be allowed for cooking, not mereb* infusing as with a bran mash. but gently simmering on the side of the stove. The vessel should be filled and toward the end the lid may be taken off and evaboration permitted while cooking.