54 THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 



ADVICE FOR WATERING. 



Make it a standing rule to water on the way before 

 you arrive at the baiting place, be it noon or night; if 

 there is no water by the way, do not (when once you 

 have entered the stable) suffer any man to lead him out 

 to a river or horse-pond, to wash his legs or drink, but 

 give him warm water in the house. 



If you ride moderately, you ought to let your horse 

 drink at any time on the way ; you may trust him, he 

 will not take harm, but always refresh himself; but if 

 he has been long without water, and is hot, he will then 

 overdrink himself, and it may spoil him, because a load 

 of cold water greedily swallowed while he is hot, will 

 certainly chill and deaden the tone of the stomach ; but 

 two or three go-downs are really necessary to cool his 

 mouth, and may be allowed him at any time on the 

 road. 



DIFFICULTY OF STALING. 



Sometimes a horse cannot stale, and will be in great 

 pain ; to ease him, take half an ounce of aniseeds 

 beaten fine in a mortar^ one handful of parsley roots, 

 boil these in a quart of old strong beer, and strain it 

 off, and give it him warm. 



Staling (a suppression thereof) may be brought on a 

 horse by being kept high and having too little exercise, 

 as well as by hard travelling. The signs of this com- 

 plaint are as follows, — the creature will roll and tumble 

 about with the violence of the pain under which he 

 labours, and while on his legs will continually be strain- 

 ing and putting himself in a position to stale, but with- 

 out being able to do anything more than void a few 

 drops, or perhaps none at all. 



