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cool their bodies, or a bran mash or two. They were 

 never coddled up in hoods, or half a dozen rugs at night, 

 but a single blanket sufficed, which was never so tight 

 but that you might thrust your hand easily under it. 

 This was a thing 1 always looked to myself, when paying 

 a visit to the stable the last thing at night. A tired 

 horse should have everything comfortable about him, but 

 carefully avoid any tight bandage round the body. In 

 over-reaches or wounds, warm water was our first appli- 

 cation, and plenty of it, to clean all dirt or grit from the 

 wound ; then Fryer's balsam and brandy, with a clean 

 linen bandage. Our usual allowance of corn to each 

 horse per diem was four quarterns, but more if they re- 

 quired it, and from 141bs. to 161bs. of hay, eight of which 

 were given at night, at racking-up time, about eight 

 o'clock. Our hours of feeding were about five in the 

 morning, a feed of corn, bruised, with a little hay chaff*; 

 the horse then went to exercise. At eight o'clock, 41bs, 

 of hay ; twelve o'clock, feed of corn ; two o'clock, 2lbs. 

 of hay ; four o'clock, corn ; at six o'clock, another feed 

 of corn, with chaff; and at eight o'clock, 81bs. of hay ; 

 water they could always drink when they wanted it. 

 The day after hunting, I should add, our horses were 

 kept as quiet as possible, their boxes littered down with 

 plenty of straw, the stable darkened, and the key of it in 

 the groom's pocket. 



It is a very simple process to make young dogs handy. 

 First give them names, and make them understand them. 

 If you can find time to feed them yourself, do so, calling 

 them by name to their food ; if not, take them out walk- 

 ing with you every day for an hour or two ; put some 

 hard biscuits in your pocket, give the dog a few bits at 



