6o The Compkat Jockey, 



hath boird about a quarter of an Hour, and that the Horfe may not 

 feel the hear of the Fire, hold a Board betwixt the Chafer and Horfe: 

 Obferve that none of his Dock be put in, but Hair only. When it has 

 boiled a q;j.^ner of an Hour, take the Tail or Mane out of the Pot, and 

 wifli it prefintly in clean Water, and it will be a beautiful Scarlet -, if 

 not, pat it in a fecond time among frefh Liquor, and then take it out and 

 wafh it, and the Colour will contain as long as the Hair, a Yellow and 

 Gold Colour. 



A New and Eafie Way to prevent all Diftempers in Horfe s and Sheep : 

 And alfo, how to feed Cattle Fat without Hay, Corny or Grafs, 



Of the HORSE. 



A Horfe is an excellent and ufeful Creature, but thro' ill Management 

 often abuled y to prevent which, the Drivers ought to obferve, Fir(t, 

 ' That in the Morning, they drive them moderately. Secondly, When 

 they have done Labour rub them well down, then tie them to the Rack 

 for an Hour or two, during which time give them no Meat, but between 

 whiles keep them rubbing, till their tired Spirits be refrefhed, then give 

 them a moderate Quantity of Meal and Drink. Thirdly, Let the Stables 

 be open to the Air, and keep them clean-. Let not your Horles in the Sta- 

 ble^ efpecialJy your Saddle-Horfes, have conftantly Hay in the Rack, nor- 

 Provinder in your Manger, but tie them from their Racks, five, fix or 

 ieven Hours together •, let not your Cattle have too much Meat at a time, 

 but fuch a quantity as they may eat up clein : When your Horfe has 

 been hard Rid, or W^orked much^ you may conveniently give him a little 

 "Water about two Hours before you give him Meat. Kubbing down 

 Horfes, is better than Walking them when hot, Thofe that give their 

 other Cattle Grains, as the People about London do, let them put a little 

 Salt into them, which prevents the Rot, and Watry Windy Dileafes. 

 Let your Mares with Foal, and their Coalis, run in the Fields for a Year. 

 Obferve but thefe Rules, and your Horfes will feldom want Drenching or 

 Bleeding : But if you find they prove too faft, the beft way to cool their 

 Blood, and keep them from Difeafes, is, To give them moderate Labour, 

 and alter the Quality of their Food. 



The beft Food for Horfes is good Rick Hay, that is about three- 

 Quarters of a Year old, which is much better than Hay out of the Barn. 

 And Corn in the Straw is much better than that that is only threfht, or 

 that that is both threflit and cleanf^d from its Chaff. And Beans, Fitches, 

 Peafe, Barley, and Oats in the Straw, is not only the moft hearty Food, 

 but cleanfeth the Stomach from all Superfluities : But threfhed Corn of 

 any fortj is good Food for working Horfes, that go to Grafs, efpecially 



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