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he will have.) After singeing he should be washed all over with 

 lukewarm water, and well dried ; the next day give him a gentle 

 sweat by trotting him gently for about one hour, with a couple of 

 suits of clothing on, and hoods, &;c. Walk him home, and scrape 

 him ; foment his legs, and put on flannel bandages ; give him some 

 gruel, wisp him dry, put on dry clothing, take the bandages off, and 

 hand-rub his legs ; give him his feed, and leave him for the 

 night. During the third week exercise him the same as the second 

 week, and at the end give him another sweat, but more severe than 

 the last — viz., walk him for a short time, then trot him gently for 

 half an hour, and finish up by a long steady canter about four 

 miles, ending near home ; icalk him in, and treat him as before. 

 During the last week in October he should have a couple of steady 

 four-mile canters, and on the other days walking and trotting exercise 

 about three hours. During October his hay should graduall}'- be 

 reduced to about 81b. a-day, and his corn increased to 141b. a-day ; 

 if necessary, he may be run over with the lamp a few days before 

 the 1st of November, and if of a gross disposition, he may be 

 given one ball a-week of the following alterative medicine during 

 October : Cinnabar of antimony, 3oz. ; balsam of sulphur, 2oz. ; 

 camphor, loz. ; nitre, 4oz. ; to be made into ten balls. Every 

 Saturday night a bran mash should be given, and no beans till the 

 hunting begins on the first of November — by which day, if the above 

 system has been carried out, the horse will be fit to go with any 

 hounds in England. 



Now to the treatment of the hunter during the hunting season. 

 Let him have, if possible, a loose box, with plenty of ventilation, 

 and put on plenty of clothing, with an additional rug during the 

 night. Great care should be taken that the corn, hay, and beans 

 are of the last year's growth till up to the end of the year. His daily 

 allowance (of course liable to alteration in different horses) should 

 be about 131b. of corn, 81b. of hay, and a handful of split beans in 

 each feed, together with a little chaff. 



Some say that white peas are preferable to beans, given in the 

 proportion of one bushel of peas to four of oats, together with a 

 sprinkling of chaff. 



If he is accustomed to have water always kept in his stall, all the 

 better, except on the morning of hunting. Litter should be kept in 

 the stall or box all day, more put down at night, and at morning 

 stables it should be removed, the box well cleaned out, and left 

 clear for two hours. 



The best sort of shoe for hunters is bevelled off on the inner 



