134 THE HORSE : ITS KEEP AND MANAGEMENT. 



then it is bound to tell on the animal. When a horse is 

 driven properly and fed well he will do fifty miles in a day 

 better than he would twenty-five if he were hurried along 

 anyhow. It is a good plan always to carry a little oatmeal 

 when on a long journey, to put in the water. This is -a 

 great stay to a horse. I mention this fact because many 

 gentlemen now take their holidays by road with a horse 

 and trap, because the seaside places are so full, and it is 

 much nicer to go by road than by rail. There is 

 something fresh to see every day, and, better still, change 

 of air at the same time. I have taken my holidays for the 

 last six years in this way, and can therefore speak from 

 experience. 



If a horse is driven properly and treated right it will 

 do 500 miles easily in three weeks, this is only an average 

 of about 20 miles a day, giving the horse a rest on 

 Sundays. Sometimes, of course, the owner may have to 

 drive forty or fifty miles in a day on account of there 

 being no proper accommodation to put up at night. 

 When a horse goes on a long journey like this it should 

 always have its legs bandaged every night with flannel 

 bandages. I prefer flannel bandages to linen, as they are not 

 so likely to make the hair on the horse's legs ruck up. 

 If the flannel is put on properly, and the legs are rubbed 

 down nicely afterwards, it cannot be noticed. When 

 linen bandages are used, unless they are kept very clean, 

 they become hard and hurt the horse's legs. When the 

 weather is hot, and the animal is on a long journey, it 

 refreshes it very much if its legs are sponged down with 



