MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



well provided with windows, the walls should be 

 painted of some subdued tone of colour ; and when 

 otherwise, white should be used. 



EXERCISE. 



This with the horse, as with man himself, is of 

 paramount importance for the preservation of health. 

 A horse kept in a stable ought to be exercised for two 

 hours regularly each day, without which he will never 

 be fit for work, as he will suffer more from absolute 

 idleness than hard labour. The quantity of exercise 

 should be regulated according to the age of the horse. 

 A young horse requires more than an old one ; but 

 violent exercise must be carefully guarded against, 

 especially with young horses, which, although prone 

 to activity, must not be indulged too freely. The be- 

 ginning and termination should be moderate, and in 

 the middle he may be trotted smartly, or galloped for 

 a short distance. When horses are of full habit, the 

 exercise should be of medium quantity, and in- 

 creased a little daily ; but those who fatigue or even 

 drive a horse hard when in full condition, may find it 

 followed by inflammation. 



In training the race-horse and the hunter, the 

 utmost regularity in exercising them is quite indis- 

 pensable, otherwise they never can perform the task 

 required of them, and grievous disappointment is 

 certain to be the result. The one will be knocked up 

 with half a day's work, while the other is certain to be 

 winded before he performs a circuit of the course. 



I have particularly to caution the inexperienced 

 against working a newly-purchased horse too hard, as 

 these are invariably made up by the dealer, by feeding 

 and idleness, so as to please the eye. To take a horse 

 to the hunting-field under such circumstances, is run- 



