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CHAPTER XXIII. 



THE DAILY PROGRAMME WITH A HORSE IX TRAINING — THE 



MORNING MEAL AND EXERCISE CARING FOR HIM 



AFTER WORK RUBBING, BLANKETING AND BANDAG- 

 ING TEMPERATURE OF STABLES CLOTHING MUZ- 

 ZLES HOODS — GOOD MEN FOR RUBBERS BOOTS 



SOME SPECIALLY GOOD PATTERNS OF BOOTS TOE- 

 WEIGHTS SELDOM NECESSARY AND MUCH ABUSED 



THE PERFECT TROTTER WILL NOT WEAR THEM. 



Xow LET US briefly outline the daily programme 

 with a horse that is taking strong work. 



I make it a rule to give horses in work three meals 

 a day. It is a very good plan to keep a bucket of 

 water in the box over night ; ])ut if this is not done, 

 give him a drink the first thing in the morning. Then 

 feed him two or three quarts of oats, according to 

 what sort of a feeder he is, and no water for at least 

 two hours after feeding. By this time the sun, we 

 will suppose, has got well up, and the morning is clear 

 and bright. After he has eaten his breakfast, he is to 

 be nicely cleaned off, legs rubbed, feet cleaned out, and 

 if possible given a walk in the dew. Xow we will 

 hitch him up, and give him a gentle jog of a few miles, 

 after which we bring him in, unharness him, and as a 

 rule bandage his legs. X'ow he is walked a while, 

 then the bandages removed and his legs hand-rubbed. 



