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wet towel over his own face, and then stand at an 

 open window. This easy experiment will enable 

 him to judge of the chilly and micomfortable feel- 

 ing of a horse standing, perhaps in a draught of air, 

 while his hide is thoroughly wet from perspiration. 

 Great care should of course be taken, in the 

 clothing of a clipped horse. It is a very judicious 

 practice, to bandage the legs in flannel rollers, 

 especially after severe work. They should be ap- 

 plied with an even, and rather tight pressure to the 

 limb, from the pastern to the knee. 



The daily exercise is a point to which the owner's 

 attention should be constantly directed. Where 

 the horse's stated labour is sufficient, so much the 

 better ; but if the work is irregular, a horse ought 

 never to have less than a fair hour of moderate 

 exercise every morning. No horse will thrive 

 without it. There is no necessity for sweating 

 him, unless he is wanted for the field : but still he 

 should be put through all his paces. The effect 

 of exercise is not merely to prevent swelled legs 

 and tender feet, but to ensure his ability to work 

 when required. A man may judge of this by his 

 ow^n experience. If he is fond of shooting, he 

 must have often found that for the first week in 

 September, he returns home weary and exhausted, 

 fitter for his bed than his dinner : the second and 



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