58 TEMPEEATUEE OF THE STABLE. — EXEECISE. 



but under more favourable auspices, wben tlie bour is early, 

 tbe day warm, and tbe borse not exbausted, gentle exercise for 

 a sbort time is to be recommended ; after wbicb tbe skin is to 

 be tborougbly cleaned in tbe manner detailed. "Wben gentle 

 exercise is impracticable, tbe proper course to pursue is to bave 

 tbe body well scraped, and tben clotbed witb rugs, and tbe 

 limbs wasbed in tepid water and folded in bandages. 



Tempeeatfee of THE Stable. — I bavc treated upon tbis 

 question at page 28, and will simply add, tbat every stable, 

 baving any pretension to completeness, ougbt to possess a 

 tbermometer. Tbe instrument sbould bang against tbe wall, 

 so tbat it may be inspected at any time. Tbe temperature of 

 tbe stable sbould range from 60 to 64 degrees Pabrenbeit. 



Exeecise. — Wben borses bave not a full complement of 

 work, exercise in addition is necessary to keep tbem in bealtb. 

 Tbey are generally exercised in a morning, before being dressed, 

 (clotbed according to tbe state of tbe weatber),and are kept out 

 of doors from one to tbree bours at a time, according to 

 circumstances. Morning is tbe best time, inasmucb as tbe air 

 is cool and bracing, and tbe sun not too powerful. 



HoiJES OF Feeding. — Tbe bours of feeding in tbe majority 

 of stables are pretty uniform. Six o'clock in tbe morning being 

 tbat at wbicb tbey are usually entered, and tbe borses fed for 

 tbe first time. A second feed is given at twelve o'clock. A 

 tbird at four ; and tbe last for tbe day, at seven in tbe evening. 

 Tbe corn is supplied out of wbat is called a corn salver, wbicb 

 is a sballow kind of basket, made to contain about four pounds 

 weigbt of oats. 



ClOTHII^G the Al^lMAL IN" THE StABLE, WHEN WET.~Tbe 



plan generally recommended as to borses brougbt to tbe stable 

 tborougbly drencbed witb rain, or wet from tbe operation of 

 wasbing, is to bave tbem well rubbed witb wisps of straw, and 



