182 Exercise. 



all the energies of the body and promotes strength 

 and vigour. It causes all the tissues of the body 

 to receive their support by reason of the tone 

 given to the circulation of the blood, and diges- 

 tion and appropriation of food. Work, on the 

 other hand, goes farther than this, and lowers the 

 body causes it to waste or wear out. On this 

 account therefore exercise must be a duty which 

 promotes health by stimulating all the animal 

 functions, but stops short of producing weariness 

 or exhaustion. It renovates the body, and makes 

 it ready to encounter excessive and prolonged 

 exertion, which we call work. 



Exercise should be taken regularly. All 

 horses not intended to go to work ought to 

 receive an amount of exercise daily. It is not 

 necessary that the time spent should always be 

 the same, nor is it proper that it be prolonged too 

 far, as it then ceases to be useful and beneficial. 



Hunters are usually exercised two hours, 

 and this always immediately after the first 

 morning feed, each animal having been quartered 

 and wiped over. The night clothing is to be re- 

 moved, and exercising rugs substituted. 



Usually walking exercise only is taken, and in 

 most instances is found to answer all purposes. 

 If, however, a trot is indulged in, horses should 

 never be hurried, or during a canter put so fast 

 as to " blow" them, nor should the distance gone 

 over amount to more than one-quarter that used 

 for walking. 



