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the first should be without ears. The hoods be- 

 ing put on, and tied under the horse's jaws and 

 throat, the neck part of the hood is, for the mo- 

 ment, turned far enough back towards or over 

 the horse's head, to admit the body sweater, (a 

 white swan-skin sheet), which, being put on 

 next his skin, should reach from the top of the 

 horse's tail to half way up his neck. Towards the 

 end, and on each side of the centre part of this 

 cloth, there should be a small buckle on the one 

 side, and a strap to meet it on the other, so that, 

 when buckled, it may perfectly cover the neck, 

 shoulders, and chest of the horse. To these 

 clothes may be added one of the blanket-like 

 sort of rugs; over this may be an old quarter 

 piece; if the horse is very lusty, and is in the 

 habit of putting up flesh quickly, that is, if he 

 is a difficult horse to keep in any thing like 

 racing form, a second quarter piece may be 

 added. These body clothes being put on, and 

 the neck part of the hood turned back to its 

 proper place, the cloth next to be applied is 

 the breast sweater, the centre of it being placed 

 on the centre of the chest of the horse. Each boy 

 must lay the front part of the ends of the rug, 

 the quarter pieces, and shoulders of the hoods, 

 as smoothly over the shoulders of the horse as 



