2^2 Exercise, 



but especially in these more urgent instances, the Horse should be put 

 into a loose stalls or out-house, well littered down ; he should be of- 

 fered tepid water frequently, or rather, he should have access to i» at 

 pleasure. His food should be bran mashes, or, what is better, fresh- 

 cut soil. 



In hot weather the place he is in cannot be too airy. In winter/It 

 -should be as warm, or nearly so, as the stable he is accustomed to 

 «tand in. If he pants much, or seems to be oppressed in the flanks, 

 from four to six quarts of blood, should betaken a\vay But, if he 

 labour very hard in his flanks, and especially if his nostrils are widely 

 extended, in the act of breathing, the bleeding may be carried to 

 seven or eight quarts, or even more, in the case of a very large 

 powerful Horse : for in this case, there will be too much reason to 

 apprehend, that the animal's lungs are inflamed. If the Horse 

 therefore, be not decidedly relieved, in the course of eight or ten 

 hours, the bleeding should be repeated, and he should be treated in 

 the manner recommended, under the head of inflammation of the 

 lungs. 



In ordinary cases of fatigue, a loose stall with tepid water, mash- 

 es, or soiling, will generally be adequate to the recovery of the, 

 animal, without any other help. In summer time, though the Horse 

 may have been accustomed to cloathing, he should be stripped, but 

 in winter his cloathing ought rather to be increased than diminished. 

 Particular attention should be paid to the state of his limbs. If cold, 

 strong frictions should be applied to them, and they should be pro- 

 tected with soft hay-bands, or coarse flannel cloths. It may be pro- 

 per to remark, in this place, thiit the advantage of loose stalls for 

 Horses, is not confined to (he case of such only, as have been 



