their Horfes up to Hunting at Four years old , and 

 fome fooner, yet at that Age his Joynts not being fuJI 

 knit, nor he come to his beft ftrength and courage, 

 he is difabled from performing any matter oflpeed 

 and toughnefs : and indeed being put to fore Labour 

 and Toil fo young , he runs a very great hazard of 

 ftrains^ and the putting out of Splemsy Spavins^ Cnrbs 

 and Windgalls^ befides the daunting of his Spirit, and 

 abating his natural Courage , infomuch that he will 

 become melancholly, ftifi^ and rheumaticl?, and have 

 all the diftempers of old uige , when it might be ex- 

 pected he (hould be in his Prime. 



Your Horfe then being full Five, you may if yoa 

 pleafe put him to grafs from the middle of May till 

 BartholmeW'tide^oi at leaft from the middle of Sum- 

 mer till that time ^ for then the Seafm being fo vio- 

 lemly hot^ it will not be convenient to work him: 

 where whillt lie is fporting himfelf at liberty in his 

 Pafiure^ we will if you pleafe take care to provide a 

 good Stable for his Reception at his taking ;/p, and a 

 good Groom to look alter him ^ both which are more 

 ellentially necellary to the Hunter than to other Hor- 

 fes, which require not that exad care in keeping. 



Firlfc then as to the Stable, I could wilh every Gen- 

 tleman would be careful to fcituaie it in a good Air, 

 and upon hard dry and firm ground, that in the 

 Winter the Horfe may go and come clean in and out : 

 and if poffible let it be feated on an Afcent, that the 

 Urine, Foul Water, or any Wet, may be convey'd 

 away by Trenches, or Sinkj cut out for that purpofe. 

 Be fure to fuffcr no Hen-houfes, Hog-ftyes, or Houfcs 

 3f Eafment, or any other filthy Smells to he near ir^ 

 ["or Hen-dung,or Feathers fwallowV.,oftentimes prove 

 r.ortal^ and the ill Air of a Jakes as often is the caufe 

 3f Blindnefs : likewife the very fniell of Swine will 

 frequently breed the Farcy^ and no Animal what- 



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