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throw a light blanket jhool over the body, to 

 be taken off about half-past ten, if the weather 

 is warm, after he has finished his grain and 

 grass. Now offer him the small dhool of water ; 

 take the chill off if it strikes you as cold, or he 

 hesitates to drink it without, which is often 

 the case in December and January, in the 

 middle of the day as well as in the morning, 

 especially if drawn from a well ; then proceed to 

 the legs, commencing with the hand-rubber, and 

 finishing with the brush. Lastly, pick the feet 

 out, and wash them in warm (not too hot) soap 

 and water ; but above all things, be particularly 

 attentive to drying the heels quickly, not scrub- 

 bing them too strongly, with a coarse towel : 

 when dried, put on the ointment. The eyes 

 and face may be washed in the warm water too, 

 with a large sponge, this being as comfortable 

 to your horse as to yourself. The grain is now 

 to be given ; half an hour afterwards a dhool 

 of water, and then four or five poolies, nine or 

 ten pounds, of sweet dry grass. Half a bedding 

 of litter is also to be thrown down, (but this 

 may be omitted during the first month, unless 

 an inclination to lie down in the day is observed,) 

 always putting some of the old well-trodden, 

 that has been dried in the sun, uppermost ; 

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