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or hay. When entrusting the carrying out of this 

 treatment to the groom, care should be taken that 

 the spirit is administered externally to the horse, and 

 not internally to the man. If spirit be not available, 

 careful friction with the palm of the hand will gene- 

 rally be sufficient to ensure the desired result. This 

 treatment should not be applied, if the skin over the 

 part is broken, for in that somewhat rare case the 

 friction would irritate the wound. 



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The young or old Diana, especially if she is not 

 in hard riding condition, is very apt to get rubbed, 

 generally by the cantle of the saddle. If the skin is 

 cut, a dry dressing of tannoform, which is a powder 

 that can be got from a chemist, will be found a 

 good and speedy remedy ; and is also useful for cuts 

 in horses. It would be injudicious to ride again, or 

 to have an injured hunter ridden again, until such an 

 abrasion has healed. 



It is essential for a lady who intends to hunt, to 

 be able to ride a fast gallop without becoming 

 " blown." Some hunting ladies do preparatory work 

 cubbing or with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds. 

 Those who are obliged to forego these pleasant 

 methods of ''getting fit," would do well to get into 

 fairly good condition by long walks or bicycle rides. 

 I would warn my young readers that all fast exercise 

 should be taken gradually and in moderation, and 

 that they should never disregard symptoms of fatigue ; 



