TAMING HORSES. 81 



if you stop half an hour, take off your saddle : es- 

 pecially if the weather be warm. When you stop 

 at night, curry your horse well, and bathe his back 

 in cold water, if the weather be warm. Give him 

 as much corn and fodder as he will eat, but always 

 give him the fodder an hour, or at least half an 

 hour before you give him the corn. Arise early 

 in the morning, and go yourself, or send a servant 

 of confidenc, to see that your horse eats as much 

 as he will before you start on your journey; for 

 good feeding is likewise a pretty good remedy to 

 prevent a horse's back from getting sore, because 

 a horse in good order is less liable to be hurt than 

 a lean one. Should your horse get foundered on 

 the road, ride him or make him walk for at least 

 two hours : after which bleed him copiously in the 

 mouth, and continue your journey the next day, 

 without fear of his failing ; for though he should 

 still limp a little, he will be well by night. I had 

 forgot to observe, that before you bleed him, you 

 must rub all his legs well, and bathe them in cold 

 water. In rubbing them, it must always be done 

 by beginning at the upper part and rubbing 

 downwards. 



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