102 HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



night, the litter might with convenience be removed to form a 

 standing for the day time. Xenophon, with a different object 

 in view, recommends a standing of this sort for the unshod 

 horse while being cleaned out of doors. 



All horses, but particularly broken-winded horses, should 

 have water always within their reach. Setting them pre- 

 viously to speedy galloping, is the only exception ; and this 

 is almost invariably overdone. Such horses, however, whether 

 race-horses or hunters, are the best judges of how much 

 chilled water they should drink after their exertion. The 

 groom may be competent and supreme in the case of his 

 own potations ; but his judgment in this case for the horse 

 is, I think, the frequent source of fever, inflammation, and 

 cholic. It is the common error to stint broken- winded horses 

 of water. This is a barbarous mistake. The object should 

 be to prevent them distending themselves by immoderate 

 draughts. This is best accomplished by giving them the 

 opportunity of making frequent moderate draughts. 



