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put through a sweat or plethora will sooner or later 

 ensue. 



On the night previous to sweating the horse should 

 have no hay, and on the following morning one feed of 

 corn and a few mouthfuls of water will be sufficient ; 

 after which put on the sweating rug and hood, which 

 should be of double thickness to the ordinary clothing, 

 and take the horse to the softest field near to the 

 stables. Here he should be walked about until he has 

 emptied himself, after which begin to trot him round 

 and round the field for twenty minutes, then bend him 

 well and make him canter for about ten minutes, not 

 exceeding at any part of the time from ten to twelve 

 miles an hour. 



I say ( canter ' instead of ' trot ' at this pace, for the 

 reason that horses are very apt when trotting round 

 and round a field either to strike their legs or over- 

 reach, when going at the rate of from ten to twelve 

 miles an hour. 



He will by this method have been trotting and can- 

 tering for about half-an-hour, during which time be- 

 tween four and five miles will have been got over. 



He should now be taken back to his stable without 

 delay ; on entering which about six rugs should be 

 thrown over him, and should remain thus for about ten 

 minutes, when he should be stripped, scraped, and 

 rubbed dry ; and after having a feed of corn and three 

 or four hours' rest, he should be put through his after- 

 noon's walk as usual. 



It will now appear that the horse's muscles and 

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