The Compleat Jockey. 2p 



nothing better to rid him of grofs and foul Humours, than to be abroad 

 with him early and late) and when he is come to the Stable, obferve tliat 

 nothing, according to former ordering of him be omitted^ but all done 

 with Care and Diligence, the which I hope by this time you have ib well 

 taken Notice of, that I need not to repeat it it over again ^ let his Diet 

 be likewife the lame, and let him ftand at it by himfelf two Hours or 

 more, according to the Seafon of the Year in his Cloaths ; in Winter you 

 may may let him ftand till Kine before he has his Bait for all Kight ; in 

 Summer later if you pleafe : Then coming to Vifit him you muft give 

 him near three Pints of Oats fifted, Drefs him in every Part, give him a 

 fmall Bundle of Hay in his Rack, and after having railed his Litter, leave 

 him till the enfuing Morning. 



Then betimes you muft abroad with him again, and ufe him as you 

 have been taught, fo that in tlie Ipace of two Weeks you may bring him 

 to fuch a pafs, as he will be fit to Ride or take any moderate Heat, but 

 be ware how you ftrain him too much, for it will do him a great Injury ; 

 thus having after the exafteft Manner inftrufted you as to the firft Fort- 

 night's keeping, 1 Ihall next proceed to give you Rules and Methods for 

 giving him Courfes, or as fome term them Heats, c^c. 



Chap. III. Orders moU carefuUy to be ohferved in the Courfing or Heat" 



ing your Horfe. 



TO begin with which, 1 muft inform you that you muft not give a- 

 bove two Courfes in a Week, for if you do, you will fpend him, 

 too much, although he be never fo iufty, and thereby weaken him, and 

 make him unfit for your Race. 



The next thing to be obferved is, that one of the times muft be upon 

 the Day you defign he ftiall run the Match ^ the two Days muft be as 

 equally diftant from each other as you can divide the Week,therefore you 

 ought to make your Match accordingly ^ Mondays and Fridays, or Tuef- 

 days and Saturdays are the fitteft if you can fo model the Affair, for 

 rhofe Days have the moft diftance between them •, if your Match be de- 

 figned on the Monday let that and Friday be his Heating Days. 



But if on Tuelday or Wednefday, then Saturday muft be the other 

 that muft ferve to both, becaufe it is unfeemly to do it on Sunday, and fo 

 you may obferve of whatfoever Day it ihall fall out to be,- that you keep 

 as near as you can equal diftance of time between his Courfes or Heats. 



But again, you muft be fure to obferve in what Weather you ride him 

 at flich times •, for if wet, that is, if it either Rain, Snow, or Hail, you 

 muft not give him any Heat till fuch time it be fair, unlefs NeceUity ur2;e 

 it, as when it Rains moft part of the Week or fo ; and then you jnuft 

 chufe the time when it holds up baft, and let him be covered very wa^m, 

 not only his Body but his Head, Neck, Ears, Breaft and Shoulders 3 for 



his 



