The Compleat fokey^ 



Now in the firft of thefe you cannot take lefs than two Months, or 

 ten Weeks, to bring your Horfe into a fit condition for a Match, which 

 muft be done by moderately Dieting him and often Exercifing him, which 

 waftes the fuperfluous greafe, and makes him locg-winded, both which 

 will make him more fit and apt to win the Wager laid upon his Head. 



As for the fecond, If your Horfe be exceeding poor, then about fix 

 Weeks fpace muft be allowed, with good feeding and moderate exercife. 



Now for the Third and Laftof the fore-mentioned Conditions, which 

 is a Medium betwixt both ; lefFer time will ferve to fit him for the Match 

 you do defign to have him run. About a Month or five Weeks will be 

 fufficient, if you obferve the Dieting of him, which muft be indifferently 



well. 



But fince I have given you an Account of the particular tftates or 

 Conditions of Horfes^ fo now I muft give fome Cautions therein to be 

 obferved : Firft then. Note if your Horfe be fat and unwieldy, you muft 

 have a regard to his Exercife, for if he be over-free, and is willing to put 

 out his Strength and Abilities to the utmoft, fo that his Flefh quickly 

 fall away, you muft reftrain him, and not put him to too hard Exercife, 

 for he cannot bear it, like thofe who are hardy by Nature, and grow fat 

 with any Diet, or any reafonable Exercife. 



Yet farther. If your Horle be in a poor condition by any bard or ill 

 ufage or diforder of Body, yet notwithftanding any thing in the like na- 

 ture, grows quickly into good liking, and fo continues for a confidera- 

 ble time 5 you need nor, neither (hall you be fo tender of him as in the 

 cafe of that juft before-mentioned, nor at all reftrain him from his Exer- 

 cife, for if you do, he will foon grow unfit for your purpofe. 



Thus far have 1 thought fit to inftru£l fuch as are unskilful, or have 

 not the moft expedient Method, for preparing Horfes for Races. 



And now I think it moft convenient to give my Reader a full fatisfa- 

 Elion and ample Inftru£lion as to the dieting and ufing of Horfes, and 

 lay open the Secrets moft neceffary to be obferved by all, according to 

 Truth and the moft innate Sincerity. And firft of the fat Horfe, becaufe 

 in him are comprehended the other two, by reafon he may be made lean, 

 or between both, as the Mafter of him thinks moft convenient, ^c. 



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