2712 ON THE PACES, ANf) 



wafh his feet and legs, up to the hock, with 

 warm water. Nothing can be more beneficial 

 than the warm water, in cooling and refrefhing 

 a horfe, under thefe circumflances, and in abat- 

 ing the exceflive and painful tenfion about the 

 mufcles ; but no perfon muft expecl that an 

 hofller will have recourfe thereto, unlefs it be 

 pofitively ordered ; it being a (landing maxim 

 with all labouring people, to avoid trouble, and 

 difcountenance novelty. After the above ope- 

 ration, and that the belly be pretty well cleaned, 

 it will be probably time to ftrip the horfe, and 

 rub him gently down. Suppofing the time to 

 approach for the commencement of the next 

 flage, the feed of oats, with which about one- 

 third of dry beans has been mixed, fliould be 

 offered, as foon as the horfe is tolerably dry. 

 Half a pail of blood-warm water fliould be al- 

 lowed at twice. The infide of the faddle (hould 

 be made dry and comfortable (a thing fcarce 

 ever thought of) but if that be impracticable, 

 from the exceflive quantity of fweat, a dry, 

 frefh faddle-cloth, I have often found to be a 

 great refrefliment to the horfe. Every flage, the 

 horfe's back ou^ht to be examined with the 

 greateft attention, by way of guarding againfl: 

 any warble or chafe. 



If it be the fummer feafon, the horfe may be 

 dried abroad, by being walked about in the 

 fhade # wkh his faddle on, a light cloth being 



thrown 



