98 ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



Tht penis and (lieadi of the ftallion, ought 

 to be well and often walhed with foap and 

 milk-warm water, and there are many which 

 would be benefited by (luicing their tefticles 

 with c6ld water from the pump or well, morn- 

 ing and night; the parts being afterwards 

 rubbed dry with a linen cloth. 



After the covering feafon is over, a fmall 

 range of frefh young grafs would greatly be- 

 nefit a horfe. In the autumn he (liould be al- 

 lowed carrots^ abridging his corn or not, as 

 the ilate of his body may require. His powers 

 would be confolidated and increafed by his 

 beins: ridden exercife in the winter feafon. 



Many flallions have been feverely wounded, 

 fome killed outright, by an unlucky kick from 

 a mare. It is always ufual, by way of precau- 

 tion, to faften the mare's legs with ropes, but I 

 have neverthelefs known accidents to happen 

 from very vicious mares. The beft method is 

 to have a high poll conveniently placed, to 

 which the^ mare's head may be nnade "faft, and 

 four low ones to receive leathers which may 

 fecure her legs. This would be ufeful for un- 

 ruly colts, and in many cafes. The following 

 is a very powerful pra6lical argument for the 

 neceffity of air and exercife. Many years ago^ 

 a certain gentleman had imported an Ara- 

 bian, for which he was oftered fcven hundred 



pounds ; 



