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not be prejudiced : you are now in India, and, 

 for three or four of the hot months in the year, 

 your horse, especially if he is a high caste one, 

 should be taken to the river three times a 

 week, about noon, before he has his one o'clock 

 feed, and washed all over : he enjoys a lie-down 

 in the water; it refreshes and invigorates him 

 greatly. In May, and the very hot months, if 

 he perspires about twelve o'clock, half an hour 

 before sunset should be chosen, and let him have 

 his walk afterwards. Always take care that he 

 does not remain in above ten minutes, and that 

 he is rubbed down dry, and moved off in as short 

 a time. Independent of this, the mane and tail 

 should be washed once a week in lukewarm 

 water and soap, (trotting well afterwards in the 

 cold or rainy weather :) it keeps the scurf away, 

 and makes the hair grow. The inside of the ears 

 is a part so little thought of, that large scabs 

 sometimes form there from the sticking of clots 

 of dirt. Every morning and afternoon, when 

 the cleaning is finished, these should always be 

 nicely wiped out with a wet towel, taking care 

 that no water drops into the ear. 



