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in water. In travelling, the old adage should never 

 be forgotten, 'that the master's eye makes the 

 liorse fat.' 



Should a horse, after being cleaned and dried, 

 break out into a profuse sweat in the stable, he 

 should immediately be stripped and rubbed, or led 

 out into the cool air for a few minutes, in order 

 that the vessels of the skin may contract. Horses 

 on a journey suffer great inconveniences in stables 

 at inns, from various causes, such as the narrowness 

 of the stalls, the rising of the pavements, and the 

 filthy state of the racks and mangers, which ostlers 

 frequently neglect to clean. The worst of these in- 

 conveniences arises from the narrowness of the 

 stalls, which often prevents a weary horse from 

 turning himself, lying down, or stretching his legs. 

 In some stables the horse is tied up with a hempen 

 halter ; this is very dangerous, and should never be 

 permitted. 



During a journey in the summer season, it is ad- 

 visable to travel early in the morning, and to bait 

 for tln-ee or four hours in the middle of the day. 

 This practice refreshes a horse more than frequent 

 baitings at short stages, by which much time is lost 

 without any benefit to the animal. 



Immediately after harvest, horses are exposed to 

 the evil of being fed with new oats, which produce 

 a general relaxation of the system. To lessen this 

 effect, a few split beans ought to be mixed with the 

 oats, and a cordial ball giveiiP occasionally. Carrots 

 are also a pleasant and nutritious diet, especially to 

 horses that are kept constantly on hard and dry food. 



Every spring and autumn the horse moults or 

 sheds his coat, and which is always attended by a 

 certain degree of debility, but principally so in the 

 autumn. At this season, therefore, the liorse, when 

 travelling, should be carefully guarded against colds, 

 aud should ftfever be ridden into ponds or rivers, or 

 washed with cold water. ]Many horses are killed 



