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Third Peppermint February 22, 2011 February 22, 2011

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[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/thirdpeppermint/photo-3.jpg[/IMG] It's the 1907 edition of "Special Report on Diseases of the Horse" as published by the USDA through the government printing office in D.C. It should be interesting to read how they described things back then!

Third Peppermint Tue, 02/22/2011 - 16:32

I particularly like this excerpt:

"In some sterile countries they [horses] are forced to subsist on dried fish, and even on vegetable mold; in Arabia, on milk, flesh balls, eggs, broth. In India horses are variously fed. The native grasses are judged very nutritious. Few, perhaps no, oats are grown; barley is rare, and not commonly given to horses. In Bengal a vetch, something like the tare, is used. On the western side of India a sort of pigeon pea, called gram, forms the ordinary food, with grass while in season, and hay all the year round. Indian corn or rice is seldom given. In the West Indies maize, guinea corn, sugar-corn tops, and sometimes molasses are given. In Mahratta country salt, pepper, and other spices are made into balls, with flour and butter, and these are supposed to produce animation and to fine the coat. Broth made from sheep's head is sometimes given. In France, Spain, and Italy, besides the grasses, the leaves of limes, vines, the tops of acacia, and the seeds of the carob tree are given to horses" - extract from Loudon's Encyclopedia of Agriculture

Weird.

critterkeeper Sun, 02/27/2011 - 23:21

Wow, those both would be extremely interesting...it is amazing how much they have learned over the decades since.

Third Peppermint Sun, 03/27/2011 - 17:29

I got two more books!

One is a signed copy of a book about Barbaro. I couldn't pass up getting something signed!

The other is a first edition hardcover with dust jacket. It's all about fashion/ equestrian style throughout history and has some GORGEOUS photos of paintings. I'm going to look through it for interesting colored horses for you guys. :)

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The cool story behind the second book is that apparently asking a historical book dealer if they have horse books means that every time he gets a new one he emails me to see if I want it. I'm going to spend so much money... ugh.