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with the oats, also a handful of beans occasionally 

 if the horse requires them. Some horses may re- 

 quire a handful in each feed ; others can do without 

 them. 



For Exercise 



A horse should be quartered before going out. 



First apply the dandy-brush, following it with the 



body-brush and curry-comb, then water-brush the 



mane, tail, and forelock. Sponge quarters all 



KNEE-CAPS 



(George Parker & Sons) 



over, using a wet chamois leather followed by a 

 dry one. Put the saddle on afterwards. 



A horse that is being regularly hunted requires 

 an hour's walking exercise, and after a day's 

 hunting only about a quarter of an hour's walk 

 out. But in conditioning time — which commences 

 in August — a horse requires three or four hours' 

 walking exercise, increasing to faster work when 

 he has had three or four weeks of this. 



Make your horses comfortable before going to 

 breakfast, which should only occupy from half-an- 

 hour to three-quarters. 



