64 TREATMENT AFTER WORK. 



antimony, or one ounce of ' extract of chamomile,' 

 should be given without delay ; but the less these 

 remedies are used the stronger will the horse's con- 

 stitution be. 



It is well to allow some time to elapse between the 

 trials, and also between the last trial and the race, and 

 I consider five days between the final trial and the 

 race indispensable. Five days then before the race is 

 run the trial should take place over the same distance 

 of ground as the coming encounter, and also at or 

 nearly the same weights, at a strong pace all the way ; 

 as if the horse performs badly he can be scratched in 

 due time : but if well he may, after the arrival of the 

 next morning, be safely backed ; since, if all appears 

 right then, it may safely be presumed that all will be 

 well on the day. 



Now I must give the greatest caution as to treat- 

 ment : work must cease entirely, and the horse must be 

 allowed rest to enable him to recover the effects of his 

 efforts in the trial, and may indeed, to make a long 

 story short, be allowed to get fresh ; or, to be more 

 explicit, to allow him to get rid of his soreness and 

 staleness, and for this he will have none too much time. 

 He should stroll about in the fresh air for an hour or 

 two daily on as soft ground as can be chosen, and be 

 allowed as much water and corn, but less hay, than 

 usual. 



If gluttonous, he should be taken out at seven on 

 the morning of running for an hour to allow him to 

 empty himself and have a breather for two or three 



