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ride moderately for a Mile or two, that your beafl: may^^i/V?dfc 

 heat by degrees, and the better feel his Legs j for if you do «*^'"^«^ »« 

 otherwife he will be apt to tire, and in the end it will fub- 1""^")^*^' 

 jed him to founder. And if any opportunity offer before 

 you come to your Inn or refting-place, water him, fo that 

 riding a Mile or two after, the cold humoars may not 

 have power to fettle about his Stomach or in his Belly, 

 ^c. 



When you come into your Inn, befure to fee your horfe 

 well rubbed down, and if durty his Legs wafhed with warm 

 water, and then, if you can get it, fupple them, efpecially a * 

 bout the ioynts, with Neats-foot-Oyl,which willinnable him 

 to indurc Travel to admiration. 



Thus far having proceeded, I think it not amifs to 4c- 

 fcribe the belt, and moll commodious Stable for goocl 

 Horfes, and the order to be obfeived therein for the better 

 Accommodation. 



Your Stable mult be built in a dry place, to avoid as -ihe defend- 

 much as poffible wetting the Horfes-hoof , let it be fo built tm of rfe? 

 that the Windows made therein may open towards the South f^oflam- 

 aid North, to receive the warm Air in the Winter, and the c/lj"'"^ 

 cold in the Summer, not being made too dark or too light, * *' 

 by reafon the former will dazlehim when he comes abroad, 

 and the latter render him carelefs in feeding. Let the Rack 

 be as high as a Horfe can well reach, and the Manger pla- 

 ced even with his Breaft, with a convenient Sink to carry a- 

 way the Stale. The belt bottom is ftrong flat Stone, fowdl 

 laid down that all the Stale may run off as foon as voided, 

 the which in cafe of Planks it cannot do, by reafon they 

 will lye hollow in fome place or other, and fo confequent- 

 ly it mult fink under them, or get into the Crevices, and by 

 that means annoy the Horfe j obferve further that the Stable 

 be cleanfed every Morning and Night, and that the Litter 

 which muft be Wheat-ftraw, be renewed each Morning, and 

 tolfed up each Evening, and fo will your Horfe or Horfes 

 thrive to your wifli. 



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