100 

 warm water, as it will not be improper lo let hii« 

 have his ball a quarter of an hour after he has had 

 about half his usual quantity of water only luke- 

 warm ; for it sometimes happens that the ball disgusts 

 him, and then he will not drink for some hours after, 

 which is not so favourable. After the ball is giveu, 

 he should be fasted anotiier hour, or an hour and a 

 half, when a small quantity of good hay may be al- 

 lowed, or a bran mash, witli a very few oats sprinkled 

 in it, to make it palatable: he should, at noon, be 

 walked for half an hour, and again half an hour in 

 the evening, being allowed v>'arm water during the 

 day, and hay and bran mashes again tov^ards night. 



Early on the following morning tiie physic will 

 probably begin to work, which if it does briskly, no 

 more exercise need be given; but if not, an hour's 

 walking motion should be allowed, when the horse 

 may have a m^ash, and his warm water. After this, 

 another hour's exercise should be given (walking 

 only), and which is to be repeated every other hour 

 or two, till the physic works kindly, allowing mashes, 

 clean hay, and warm water betv.een times. Should 

 the horse appear griped and uneasy, a warm clyster 

 of the common kind may be given, which will ge- 

 nerally relieve with exercise ; but if the griping still 

 contmues, which can hardly ever be the case when 

 good physic is used, then the following drink will at 

 once remove it. 



Sound ale, a pint and a half, into which pour 

 two table spoonfuls of Hollands, or gin, and 

 give it rather more than blood warm. 

 On the next day the pliysic will be usually set ; 

 that is, the horse will cease to purge : should it, how- 

 ever, continue with violence, he must have a drench 



