5^ The Compleat Horfe-muff, CHAP. V. 



ciiity, and lefs difficulty bring his Horfe to be of the fame i- 

 dentity> parity, and eflence with himlelf, their loves and 

 hearts truly united j fo as he may at pleafure mould and fafhion 

 him into what form he defireth : He muft continually toy, 

 ^ dally and play with him, and teach him to play the wanton, 

 be always talking and Ipcaking pleafing words and phrales un^. 

 to him : He muft lead him abroad morning and evening when 

 the Sun fhineth warm, and then run, fcope, and fhew him all 

 the delight and contentment he is able ^ He muft duly curry, 

 eurb,and drefs himjwipe,duft,pick and cleanfe him,feed,pamper 

 and cherifh him,keep him warm and fweet,be always fidling and 

 doing fomething about him,be often tampering with his heels & 

 legs,often taking up his feet, rapping him gently upon thefoles, 

 and knocking him foftly upon the Coffins, until his keeper hath 

 taught him to take up any foot of himfelf at firft bidding .* His 

 Keeper muft have him always Co clean of his body, letting up- 

 on his coat fo perfed a glofs, as that a man may alraoft fee his 

 face upon it. His feet would be kept ftopped, and the coffins 

 daily anointed, his heels free from fcratches, and other fuch 

 like forances '-, and his keeper ought alfo to keep fo continual a 

 vigilant eye upon him, and all his anions, as well in his feed- 

 ing and drinking, as otherwile, whereby no fymptoms of fick- 

 nefs or infirmity (inward or outward) Ihall be able fo foon ta 

 . ftiew its head, but they may be as eafily, and as foon cured and 

 amended, or elle prevented : ¥ovto amend a fault -in the begin-^ 

 ningy is far better and more eajie than when it hath been long acj 

 mftomed : For our old Proverb is, Things are fooner prevented 

 than amended. 



But I am loath to wade any further into this fubjedt, for this 

 is not that I intended when I began : yet fithence I am thus far 

 imbarqued in it, I will give you a few Rules v/hich may be pro- 

 Stable both to the Mafter and the Groom, which if they be 

 well obierved,' you may undoubtedly keep yoar Horfe long in 

 luksfis very good eftate and health. Firft, therefore before you put 

 tobe ob- yQ^r Horie to grafs (I fpeak now of Horfes which have been 

 fcrvcd. j.i(j(j[en and exerciled) Icme four or five days, or a week b^fore^; 

 take blood from him according as yourdifcretion or theFerri- 

 (cr by his Art ihall dilate ; The next day after give him the 



drink . 



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