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gallop, in place of wisping him down. For this, the 

 help of four men is imperative, lest any one part of 

 his body be allowed to cool faster than another. While 

 handrubbing, the syces should keep their hands damp 

 with water, so as to get more hair off. 



The grooming being finished, the horse gets the 

 remainder of his water as much as he will drink or 

 water and suttoo, as the case may be. He may have a 

 handful of dried doob grass to amuse himself with until 

 he gets his feed. The syce now tidies up the stable, lays 

 down the bedding, prepares and gives the corn. He 

 should not spend more than a quarter of an hour over 

 these preparations. 



I strongly advocate the practice of putting dried 

 grass before the horse at the same time that he gets 

 his corn. A supply of fresh water may, with advantage, 

 be always left in the stall. 



The stables are now closed till twelve or half past, 

 and the horses are allowed to rest undisturbed. 



At noon, the animal is lightly groomed, fed, and is 

 left again to himself till four or half past, at which 

 time he is watered, groomed, and gets half a feed. 

 After that, he is taken out for an hour, to an hour and- 

 a-half s walk ; on returning, he is fed, clothed for the 

 night, the bedding, &c., is put in order, and he is then 

 left to enjoy his well-earned repose. 



When a horse is galloped in the evening instead of 

 the morning, the same routine should be observed, ex- 

 cept that the afternoon's grooming should be commenced 

 half an hour earlier, while only a few go-downs of 

 water should be given before it. Here, instead of 



