On the Management of a Stud. 63 



view, to improve the breed of horses, appears to 

 be in a corresponding ratio with the amount of 

 their annual sales. 



There is no greater folly than to shut up mares 

 or horses of any description in hovels or stables 

 imperfectly ventilated. The windows of a stable 

 ought never to be shut by night or day ; in cold 

 weather add to the clothing, but never deprive 

 them of the first great source of vitality, " fresh 

 air." 



When a horse in training or in hack-exercise 

 bites his clothes, strip him : he is a better judge 

 of what is beneficial to himself than the cleverest 

 groom. Light-fleshed horses and mares ought 

 never to be exercised in warm clothes. Thick- 

 necked gross horses, with strong constitutions, 

 require artificial aid to reduce their flesh, which 

 can only be done by hoods and extra blankets. 

 Generally speaking racehorses ought to be galloped 

 stripped all the year round, but comfortably 

 clothed in-doors suitable to the temperature. 



I have no doubt that roarers might be improved 

 a stone, if they were trained from an open shed, 

 sheltered from wet and rain, keeping them warmly 

 clothed and always in the open air. 



Stallions should never be shut up, they require 

 no clothing excepting during a very severe winter. 



