TRAINING, AND GENERAL xMANAGEMENT. 97 



At the time of writing this I have driven some 

 thousands of miles in Great Britain, and have yet a 

 great distance to get over before leaving it. I have 

 driven as freely in winter as in summer. The work I 

 do with one horse in summer I put two or three on to 

 do in winter, so I am writing from actual experience 

 of the climatic influence in this particular matter. 

 The method I have adopted with my horses has been 

 as follows : — Water first thing (2 or 3 quarts.) Then 

 feed and groom. If not going out for more than 

 three hours give them as much soft water as they 

 want, out of a trough if possible. If iinder that time, 

 moderate the quantity. When on a journey, either 

 winter or summer, give them a nip or two on the 

 road, about 4 to 8 swallows, to slake their thirst, and 

 clean and wash their mouths. About a mile, or mile 

 and a half, from the journey's end, give them a good 

 drink, take them in steady, and they will be quite dry 

 coated, easily groomed, and fit for their food. As a 

 rule I make but little difference in the pace after they 

 have had their last drink till the last half mile, when I 

 jog or walk in. My horses have always fed well, and 

 have never shown signs of colic, or any other com- 

 plaint, and I generally drive two very hot tempered 

 and fiery cobs, that can and do go. Now they know 

 my system ; if they want a " nip " they pull up and 

 they have one, and on they go, and, most strange to say, 

 are generally both in the same mind at the same time. 



