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being watered in the afternoon, he should be watered 

 at mid-day, and then should have no more water, except 

 the few go-downs already mentioned, till after work. 

 When taken out, he should have, at the very least, an 

 hour's walking exercise before his gallop, and after that 

 he should get half a bucket of water, with a full allow- 

 ance on his return to his stable. He is then groomed, 

 fed, and bedded down for the night. 



Supposing that a horse in training gets 16 ft>s. of corn 

 a day, they may be divided into feeds in the following 

 manner : 



Early morning feed ... ' 1ft). 



Morning ... 41bs. 



Mid-day ... 4ft>s. 



Afternoon ... 21bs. 



Evening ... 51bs. 



