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he is so anxious for his roll that he is down on 

 the grass before he reaches the bath. 



They are then taken in, wiped over, fresh 

 water is put in their troughs, and a supply of 

 hay. The feeds they had given them at an early 

 hour have in the meantime been removed, and 

 each manger is carefully sponged out with water 

 mixed with a disinfectant, for inhaling ; this often, 

 I believe, stops a cold which may have been 

 coming on. As soon as the horses are comfortable 

 the lads go to their breakfast, which is ready 

 waiting for them, and it is extraordinary what 

 an amount some of these little fellows can put 

 away, owing, no doubt, to their early blow on 

 the Downs. 



At 10 a.m. the second lot come out ; these 

 are the " spares " — horses that are not wanted for 

 some time. They go out for about an hour and 

 a half's walking and quiet cantering, and are done 

 up and fed about twelve o'clock, the first lot 

 having been fed an hour previously. When the 

 " spares " have been made comfortable the lads 

 go to their dinner about 12.30, and after this 

 they sleep or read or play until 4 p.m., when 

 they are called to their horses by the head lad, 

 and, if the weather be favourable, lead out their 

 charges for a quarter of an hour or so to pick 



