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will be surjprised what an effect it will have on him. I gave 

 this drink to Mambrino Sparkle very often in those long, 

 hard races she went. I think whisky and heavier liquors 

 given to a horse oftentimes have a bad effect. Some people 

 give a horse a shower bath of cold water in case he shows 

 extreme distress from heat or other causes, I do not like 

 this treatment, and think it is very dangerous. My i)lan in 

 case a horse is distressed in his wind or any other cause and 

 does not scrape out freely is to give him a s^^onge bath with 

 warm water of the same temperature you would use on 

 yourself for a similar purpose. After scraping the water 

 out of him as much as you can, have some stimulating 

 liquor warmed to the same degree of heat as the water and 

 give the horse a thorough bathing with it. In using washes 

 for a horse' s legs or body be very careful you know what 

 you are doing. I have seen a great deal of this so-called 

 wash used that I am satisiied does more harm than good. 

 There are two things that I have used with perfect satisfac- 

 tion: Pond's Extract and Perrin's Bodj^ and Leg Wash. 

 I find there is a great deal of counterfeit in the Pond's 

 Extract which people peddle about and sell because it is 

 cheap. Don' t use it if it is given to you for nothing. After 

 your race is over I think it a good thing before you move 

 on to the next town to give your horse one day of absolute 

 rest if possible. Feed him moderately, have him either led 

 to the halter or turned out into the X)addock if you can, but 

 do not put the harness on and give him a day's work. 

 What he wants more than anything after a race is a chance 

 to let his nervous organization get back to its normal con- 

 dition. While he is having this day's rest if there are any 

 sores or weak p>laces about him you will have an excellent 

 opportunity to nurse and doctor them, and by so doing he 

 will not look at the end of the campaign as if he had come 

 from the Russian war instead of the hands of a horse trainer. 

 And now in regard to shipping. Years ago this was 

 looked upon as a matter attended with a good deal of dan- 

 ger, but in these times with our improved railroads and 



