The Compleat Jockey, 



his Head you muft provide a Covering made with little Bags to put his 

 Ears in, and be fure you keep him abroad as little time as polfible, for 

 the damp raw Air will at fuch times endanger much his Health. 



But to the laft Particular that is to be taken Notice of in this Chapter^ 

 be fure if the Weather be fair and ferene, get him DrefTed, and abroad 

 with him as foon as Day-light appears, but not before, by reafon it is very 

 kicommodious in that Cafe both to the Horfe and Man : And thus much 

 concerning his Courfes or Heats,which is the moft necelTary thing to be 

 obierved in preparing him for your Match j now to the fecond Order of 

 his Keeping and Feeding. 



Chap. IV. The manner of his fecond Fortnights Feeding, and the care to 

 be ohferved therein. 



IN this, as in the former, you muft be circumfpe£t to obferve the 

 cleaning of his Stall, giving frefh Litter, and keep it lighted up that 

 his Bed may be always foft, add the old with his Dung and Stale caft out 

 at the Stable-Door ^ then when you come to him in the Morning, give 

 him a Quart or fomewhat more of well-dreiled Oats, dreffed as you were 

 taught before, e'er you put on his Bridle, which being eaten, Drefs him 

 in every part with fuch Cloaths, Bruihes, and Combs, as you formerly 

 have done, which being perfected according to the beft of your Skill, Sur- 

 fingle on his Cloaths, and then let his Saddle upon his Back, and ride 

 him abroad, galloping and raceing him moderately, and between each 

 time of lb doing water him, and let his bringing home and Stabling be in 

 each Particular obferved as in the foregoing Fortnight, the which you 

 have been fo amply taught, that I think there is no need of repeating it 

 over again, only this take notice of, which is not yet laid down -^ when 

 you have brought him into his Stall, before you pull off his Bridle take a 

 wifp of the beft Hay you can get, and holding it hard in your Hand af- 

 ter it is well dufted, let him eat it thence, and give him all the Occafion 

 you can to pull hard at it, and if he devour it with a good Appetite, lup- 

 ply him with more, and do fo three times at leaft if he will eat it, for by 

 lb doing you will bring him to be familiar with you, and win much upon 

 his good-Nature -^ when he refufes to eat, or that you think he has eaten 

 enough, take off his Bridle after he has ftood in it about an Hour,then rub 

 him all over, and drefs him as formerly, which ended, give him his Bait 

 of ©ats in Quantity and Manner as has been often declared, but by no 

 means forget to lift them. Then having his Diet-Bread by you pretty 

 ilale, which muft be about three Days old at leaft, it being then the 

 wholefomeft and moft commodious for him to eat, and after having eaten 

 it to digeft ; th& manner of making it according to the moft skilful Pre- 

 fcribers, is as you ihall be Ihewed in the following Chapter. 



C H A p. V. 



