THE TEMPERATURE AND QUANTITY OF WATER. 409 



stone districts in England, being loaded with mineral matter, is apt to cause 

 colic when taken cold and in large quantities, especially when the stomach 

 is full, or weakened by long fasting. I prefer well water in India to that 

 obtained from rivers. Water from swamps or stagnant pools should not be 

 used." — M. H. Hayes, " Training and Horse Ma^iagement in India,'' p. 8i. 



THE TEJIPERATURE OF WATER. 



"The chill need not be taken off water, except when the horse is 

 very thirsty and the water unusally cold." — M. H. Hayes, " Training and 

 Horse Management in India'' p. 8l. 



" He is injured, however, not so much by the hardness of the well 

 water as by its coldness, particularly in summer, and when it is many de- 

 grees below the temperature of the atmosphere. The water in the brook 

 and the pond being warmed by long exposure to the air, as well as having 

 become soft, the horse drinks freely of it without danger." — JVi//iam Youatt, 

 " The Horse," p. 138. 



" In the stables of valuable horses considerable attention is paid to the 

 temperature of the water. If too cold, or supposed to be too cold, it is 

 warmed, either by adding hot water or by letting it stand a few hours in 

 the stable or in the sun before it is given. Sometimes a handful of meal or of 

 bran is thrown into the water, to take the cold air off it." — John Stewart, 

 " Stable Economy," p. 323. 



THE QUANTITY OF WATER. 



" A very thirsty horse should never be permitted to take so much as he 

 pleases at one draught. A little given at intervals of fifteen or twenty 

 minutes till his thirst is quenched will prevent all danger, and the horse will 

 take less upon the whole than he would take at first in one draught. When 

 a horse is very thirsty, he will take more than he needs and more than is 

 safe. 



" I would not speak confidently, but I am disposed to believe that there 

 is no good reason for constant restriction, and that the evils which grooms 

 fear are those which arise from a large draught of water, given at once, and 

 especially when the horse is going to work. They carry restriction so far 

 that the horse is always thirsty, and if he accidentally reach a large quantity 

 he is almost sure to drink too much. 



