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CHAP. XV. llo'iv to take the hefi advantage of Ground in any Race. 

 "TpIS to be obferved, that when you know the Ground you are to run, 

 X you muft acquaint your Horfe with it, and give him his Heats there 

 always, makmg him take the worft part of ir, that fo upon any ftrait he 

 may not boggle, but that if he in the Race get the>eft part he may run the 

 more chearfully, yet let it not be in fuch rough Ground where he may be 

 apt to flip, or get any Sprains in his Joints, for if he does, it will difable him 

 for the future, and make him Timorous; but at any time when you heat 

 - your Horfe thereon, let him run out the full Courfe, and never beyond the 

 weighing Port ; or if you do not ride him outright, ride him half way and 

 back again, but never let him exceed the Bounds he is to run, that is, not 

 beyond the Mark or Pof), but you may run him quite through, and then 

 back again, if he be of Ability to bear it ; fo that in a little time he will be 

 fo well acquainted with the Ground, that when becomes to the Race it will 

 be ealii-for him to perform. One thing more is to be obferved, that is, what 

 Ground the Horfe molt delights to run upon, that you muft choofe as near 

 as Opportunity will give you leave, but you muft not always heat him up- 

 on the fame Ground, fometimes in Ipacious Fields, green Meadows and Ri- 

 vers fides, as has been before mentioned. 



CHAP. XVI. HoTV to know hy the Hair of your Horfe' i Neck^ in 7vhat eflate he is 



Fir!i, Obferve the Horf's Hair in every part ; mit the main regard is to 

 be had to that of his Neck ; for if he be fleck, clofe, bright airj fliining, 

 it denotes that he is in good order ; but if the contrary, as rough, fliagged, 

 and ftanding upright, and as it were changing Colour, rake it for a Rule he 

 is not well, but that fome inward Grief has feized him, as chilnefs of Hearr, 

 want of warmth in the external Parts, or fome Ague hovering about iiim 

 but not yet perfed; ; to prevent which, and to reftore him, you muft rub him 

 in, and keep him very warm with double Cloth?, and give him in a quart 

 of warm. Ale, one of the before menrioned Cordial Balls, the which will ex-, 

 pel the cold Humours, and make him lively and chearful again, the which 

 you fhill know by the fudden falling of his Hair, the which before ftood 

 flaring. 



CHAP. XVII. How to make the hrittled Ho^f iwagin able become foft, and bear 

 well any Shoe, without the leafi injury to the Horfe. 



TAke about eight Pounds of frefli Hogs greafe, and about half a BuHiel 

 ct Damask Rofs well pick'd and clean from Seeds ; melt the Hog.-,- 

 greafe in a Kettle, and when it boils put in the Rofes, and dip them alfo- 

 ver till they fwell ; then take them off, and putting them into a clofe ear- 

 then Veflel with the Greafe and all, let them Itand and cool ; or if you have 

 an Oven, when you have drawn, lee it iknd in ic and cool by degrees ; after 



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