A BC OF THE HORSE 93 



General Sir F. Fitzwygram, Bart, 

 says: "Of the quantity of water to 

 be given at one time, the horse himself 

 is in general the best judge. Excepting 

 in a few cases, such as where the horse 

 is excessively hot or exhausted, or has 

 from any cause been kept without 

 water for an undue length of time, or 

 where there is a tendency to purgation 

 or diuresis, the horse may safely be 

 allowed to drink as much as he likes. 

 It is a cardinal rule in stable manage- 

 ment that horses should be watered 

 before being fed. The contrary practice 

 is exceedingly likely to cause colic, 

 otherwise called gripes. ... It is a 



