ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE, f^f^ 



the buttocks, down to his cambrell-hough ; 

 then change your hands, and curry him be- 

 fore on his breaft, and laying your right arm 

 over his back, join your right fide to his left, 

 and curry him all under his belly, near his 

 fore bowels, and fo all over very well, from 

 the knees and cambrell-houghs upwards: 

 after that go to the far fide, and do in like 

 manner. Then take a dead horfe's tail, or a 

 dullino^ cloth of cotton, and ftrike that dud 

 away v/hich the curry-comb hath raifed. 

 Then take a round brufh, made of briftles, 

 and drefs him all over, both head, body, and 

 legs, to the very fettocks, always cleanfmg 

 the brufii from that duft which it gathereth, 

 by rubbing it upon the curry-comb. 

 " After that take a hair-cloth, and rub him 

 again all over very hard, both to take away 

 the loofe hairs, and to help to lay his coat ; 

 then wafh your hands in fair water, and rub 

 him all over with wet hands, as well head 

 as bodv, for that will cleanfe away all thofe 

 hairs and dufl the hair-cloth left. Laftly, 

 take a clean cloth and rub him all over till 

 he be very dry, for that will make his coat 



fmooth and clean. Then take another 



hair-cloth, (for you iliould have two, one 

 for his body and another for his legs) and 

 rub all his legs exceeding well .from the 

 knees and cambrell-houghs downwards, to 



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