92 THE HORSE: ITS TAMING, 



When compelled to drive or ride violently home, a 

 good straw wisking is beneficial (double-handed best, 

 without too much punching or cissing) ; prevents chill 

 and fever. 



Rub ears till dry and warm ; give chilled water. 

 If the horse should break out in a sweat, a brisk walk 

 up and down the yard, and another wisking. 



If a shy feeder, change the food frequently, give in 

 small quantities, wash the manger out, always keep a 

 piece or two of rock salt in the feeding manger. 



Never leave dust or dirt in the corners of the 

 mangers. In large establishments it is better to have a 

 stable specially for visitors' horses, so as to avoid con- 

 tagion. Wooden stables should be well lime-washed, 

 it being mixed with fat or glue, so as not to rub off 

 easily. 



Hay should be put into a barred manger, and not 

 in racks overhead. It is not natural ; the horse's 

 head is never clean, and hay seeds and dust are liable 

 to get into the eyes. 



Bedding saturated, and smelling strongly of am- 

 monia, very readily produces Thrush. 



Bedding should be always kept down, but it is not 

 necessary to have it so thick in the daytime as at night. 



The stable should never be kept too hot — warm, 

 but well ventilated without draughts. 



Never send a horse out on a long journey with a 

 stomach full of food ; if compulsory to do so, drive 



