oW, and be fure that the Stallion be not too old. 



Now for theF<;(?^of the Stallion, I would have you 

 keep him as high as pofsible for fonr or ^i/e months 

 before the time of Co<i;m>?^, vjith old cUan'Oats^ and 

 "flit Beans^ well hnlCd ; to which you may add, if 

 /ou pleafe, Bread^ ^fuch as in this Book /hall be here- 

 merdireded) and now and then, for variety, you 

 may give him an handful of clean Wheat, or Oats wafht 

 in ftrong Ale; but as for Bay. fait ^ and u4mifeeds^ 

 which Mr. Morgati, in his PerfeEitm of h .rfemanfhip, 

 idviles Ihould be icatter'd amongfl his Provender 

 [hold them fuperfluouswhilft the Horfe is in health' 

 )ut be fure let him have plenty of good oldfmet Hay\ 

 Ti^\ cleanfed from Dult, and good Wheat-ftraw ro 

 leon ^ and let him be watred twice every day at 

 x)me fair running Spring, or elfe a clear ftaiiding 

 ^ond- water (where the other is not to be hadj near 

 ome Meadovo or level piece of Ground, where you 

 nay gallop him after he hath drunk. When you 

 laye brought him to the water, do not fufFer him to 

 Irink his Fill at the firfl-, but after he has taken his 

 irft draught, gallop and fcope him up and down a 

 ittle to warm it,aiid then bring him to the water a- 

 jcim, andlet him drink what he pleafe, and after that 

 jallop him as you did before, never leaving the Wa- 

 er till you find he will drink no more. By this 

 aeans you will prevent raw Crudities, which the 

 roldnefs of the Water would produce to the detri- 

 nent of the Stomach, if you had permitted him to . 

 l-nnk his m at firft^ whereas you allowing him his 

 111 (though by degrees) at laft, you keep hisBodv 

 torn drying too fait. And thi^ I take to be much 

 )5tter for your Horfes than (according to the fore- 

 ited Morgan) to incourage his Water with Whitewine, 

 ■0 qualifie the cold quality thereof: for Nature it felf 

 s the bdl DtreUrffs for the expuI0on of her £ner>nes, 



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