WATER. 53 



Watering Troughs. 



When horses are watered at a trough or stream, 

 as is necessarily the case with military animals, if 

 they are thirsty they push their noses deep into it 

 and drink greedily. They then lift their heads and 

 look round them, and many persons think they 

 have finished. This is not the case, as the horse is 

 merely recovering his breath after his draught, and 

 he should not be taken away until he either turns 

 round and will drink no more, or until he begins to 

 splash the water about with his nose and play with 

 it, which shows he does not want any more. 



Watering on a Journey. 



It is commonly supposed that when on a journey 

 horses should not be watered, but, in a warm 

 climate, as long as only a steady pace is maintained 

 and only a moderate quantity given, it does not do 

 any harm, and, to judge from one's own experiences, 

 certainly is refreshing. Of course, this must be done 

 in moderation, like everything ; and it undoubtedly 

 would be dangerous to allow a horse to drink his 

 fill and then give him a hard gallop directly after- 

 wards; but, in both the South African and Australian 

 colonies, I have travelled some hundreds of miles 



