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CHAPTER VIL 



" Quantus equis, quantus adest veris 

 Sudor." 



Hob. 



Continuation of Remarks on Condition — Nimrod's Alterative Balls — 

 Gruel after Hunting — Tired Horses, Treatment of — Hints intended 

 for Owners of Short Studs— Shoeing— Lost Shoes— Anecdote of a 

 H. H. Divine and his Bishop — Spare Shoes — Method of Shoeing at 

 Oakley — Grooved Shoes — Over-reaches — Feet and Legs — Foot 

 Lameness — Hot Water as a General Specific— Knee Buckets — Bleed- 

 ing in the Foot— Use of Physic— Feeding after Hunting— When to use 

 Beans— Preparation or Training of Hunters— Rules for getting them 

 fit — Sweating— Clipping — Grooming and Dressing — Time for Clip- 

 ping—Precautions—Legs—Firing and Blistering— Salt and Water 

 Bandages — Mercurial Charges — The Late Mr. Villebois — Efficacy of 

 his Application — Ventilation of Stables — Its Importance — How 

 easily contrived — Beauty of a Horse's Coat as an Outward Sign of 

 Health. 



Having said that Nim rod's letters upon condition 

 should be the " vade mecum" of all sportsmen, or horse 

 masters, it is scarcely necessary to add, that I have for the 



