yS ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



it mud needs be more innocent than elfewliere, 

 feeing they take a moderate number of go- 

 downs of water, and walk a confiderable dif- 

 tance previous to their fedate and fteady can- 

 ter ; unlefs indeed they water immediately be- 

 fore a brufhing gallop : that may be attended 

 with painful fenfations, and certainly with no 

 benefit to the horfe. But I have feen a train- 

 ing groom take his hack from the watering 

 trough, and ride it up and down, as if he would 

 burft it, under the ftupid notion of warming 

 the water in its belly; in fome cart ftables 

 the fame folly prevails ; and thefe fluffed and 

 truffed animals are firft fv/ilied and then 

 llirred up in the fame manner. I never fee 

 this farce repeated, without wifliing to have it 

 in my power, to make each of the fellows run 

 half a mile with two quarts of fmall beer in 

 his belly. My own pra6lice is to walk brifldy 

 after water ; or in bad weather, and ftable- 

 watering, to rub well over the breaft, belly, and 

 loins. 



Authors and others fay, " feed according 

 " to your work." Verily, verily, -I fay, take 

 heed left that adage deceive you. It muft be 

 obferved no horfe can be in high condition, 

 the meaning of which is, capable from that 

 internal ftrength afforded him by full nourifli- 

 ment, of exerting to the utmoft his natural 

 powers and qualifications, without being con- 



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