ON WATER. 103 



tion of, should never be given them cold from the 

 pump or well. It should be taken from the troughs, 

 and mixed with hot water, and given to them chilled. 



A common wooden bowl, capable of containing 

 about two quarts, with a handle to it, is as convenient 

 a vessel as any for the purpose of taking the water out 

 of the boilers, troughs, or cisterns, at the time of mix- 

 ing it in the buckets. 



In the heat of summer, if it has been exposed to the 

 sun, or kept in the buckets in the stable for some 

 hours, it will not, of course, require to be so much 

 chilled as in winter. 



When horses are out at walking exercise in winter, 

 it is certainly preferable (unless the season be very 

 mild) to let them have their water, as I have just ob- 

 served, with the chill off. It can be got ready by the 

 boys who remain in, and the horses may be walked up 

 to the stable door to be watered. 



Craving horses, and light delicate ones, should be 

 watered often in the course of the day ; the former 

 should be thus watered, with a view to bring them to 

 drink more moderately, and the latter, with a view, if 

 possible, to induce them to drink more liberally. 

 Those last mentioned, as they are at all times clear in 

 their wind, may have some oatmeal or bran mixed in 

 their water, as an inducement for them to drink. A 

 craving horse eats a great quantity of food ; he there- 

 fore requires a larger quantity of water to assist in the 

 digestion of it ; and if such a horse were watered only 

 twice in the course of a day, he would (if allowed to 



