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the morning's feed, and another half an hour after 

 it ; a dhool at half past twelve, half an hour 

 before the one o'clock feed ; and another at half 

 past three. In the evening, when he comes in 

 from walking, and is cool, offer half a dhool 

 more, but do not let him drink more than this 

 at any one time. Horses that are only watered 

 twice a day will often drink a bhaestees large 

 dhool twice filled, six gallons each time; some 

 will drink more, which, with their bellies full 

 of gram and grass, I have seen produce most 

 violent gripes.* Never allow the dhool to be 

 used for any other purpose than drinking, and 

 then the older it is the better. 



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A good gora-walla, well looked after, will 

 clean your horse quite as well as an English 

 groom ; and twice in the day, at eight in the 

 morning and half-past three, with a rub down 

 and slight brushing when he comes in from exer- 



* Watering immediately after feeding on barley is said to 

 often bring on gripes and inflammation: this is far truer of 

 wheat. A too sudden change of food, from gram to barley, 

 and then watering immediately after, may bring on gripes 

 and inflammation ; but then the sudden change of food is as 

 much the cause of the disease as the watering after. Water- 



