SWEATING CRAVING HORSES. 297 



have before observed, the groom would be led 

 astray. But, if the bandages are taken off the 

 horses' legs immediately after their bodies are 

 dressed, there will be time by the next morning 

 for any part of a leg injured to become enlarg- 

 ed by inflammation. The groom, on examining 

 his horses' legs in the morning, if he observes 

 the leg or joint of any one of them to be out of 

 shape, immediately stops his work. But, on the 

 other hand, if the bandages are continued on 

 during the night, and the groom in the morning, 

 on examining his horses' legs, finds them clean 

 and in shape, he, verjf naturally, would take his 

 horses out to go on with their usual exercise; 

 the consequence of this would be, that a horse, 

 which may previously have injured one of his 

 legs in going along in his sweat, would now, by 

 taking his gallop, make it much worse; in all 

 probability the horse would pull up lame. This 

 sort of thing happening to a horse near the time 

 of his running, would of course do away with 

 his race. 



