RULES FOR FEEDING AND WATERING HORSES. 81 



31. Immediately after violent exertion, a horse should 

 have a moderate amount of water to drink, say, one 

 gallon, and, if he be thirsty, another gallon in five or 

 six minutes. 



32. However hot and perspiring a horse may be, he 

 should get this water at once, before lie cools down ; but 

 if he cannot get it until he is cool, he should be given 

 a smaller amount, and some more at intervals of five 

 minutes or so. 



33. The " chill " need not be taken off water, except 

 when the horse is very thirsty, and the water unusually 

 cold. 



34. Soft water is generally considered preferable to 

 hard, although I have never known any bad results 

 accrue to horses in India from the use of well water 

 that was good for human consumption. The hard 

 water of some limestone districts in England, being 

 loaded with mineral matter, is apt to cause colic when 

 taken cold and in large quantities, especially, when the 

 stomach is full, or weakened by long fasting. I prefer 

 well water, in India, to that obtained from rivers. 

 Water from swamps or stagnant pools should not be 

 used. (See page 37.) 



