136 PUTTING INTO CONDITION. 



EXERCISE. 



The system to be adopted with regard to exer- 

 cise must be regular ; and it is to be gradually 



the turmeric well in it; then throw in the methee and green 

 ginger, and let them fry thoroughly : then mix five seers of 

 brown sugar in that, and add ten seers of milk. Work the 

 whole up into a confection, and give a quarter of a seer once a 

 day after watering. Increase it by degrees to a seer. It is a 

 perfect elixir, and, if given throughout the cold season, the horse 

 will be a world of beauty. 



FOR FATTENING. 



Give turmeric, for six weeks, that has been steeped for 

 twenty-four hours thus : mix one-eighth of a seer of turmeric 

 with milk in which it has soaked for twenty-four hours, and 

 give it once a day, fasting. Increase the quantity gradually to 

 a quarter of a seer. 



The seer for the above, means the native puckah seer, which 

 is nearly two pounds. The cutcha seer is nearly a one-pound 

 measure. 



FOR GIVING AN APPETITE. 



Take equal parts of mustard, bhang, salt, and kichree, (kich- 

 ree is rice and dal,) with flour just sufficient to mix the whole 

 in. Weigh, and give about ten drachms once a day, after he 

 has finished his feed, keeping him reined up for a quarter of an 

 hour afterwards. This is also good when the bowels are flatu- 

 lent, or when at exercise they make a rumbling noise, like a 

 mussuk of water in the inside. 



All these are useful at times, provided they are given in 

 moderation, and nothing whatever ails the horse, but only 

 simply wanting flesh, or appetite. If taken willingly, of course 

 the better. 



