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on the contrary, a horse is worked without clothing, 

 which as a rule is much the best plan, it is advisable to 

 walk him, or, if he be at all excitable, to have him led 

 back to his stable. In this case, also, I would give him 

 half a bucket of water to drink immediately after his 

 work. 



I may here remark that, if a horse's coat is long, a 

 considerable amount of hair can be got off by hand- 

 rubbing him completely over, immediately after his 

 gallop, in place of wisping him down. For this, the 

 help of four men is imperative, lest any one part of his 

 body be allowed to cool faster than another. While 

 hand-rubbing, the syces may keep their hands damp 

 with water, so as to get more hair off. 



The grooming being finished, the horse gets the 

 remainder of his water as much as he will drink or 

 water and suttoo, as the case may be. He may have a 

 handful of dried doob grass to amuse himself with, until 

 he gets his feed. The syce now tidies up the stable, 

 lays down the bedding, prepares and gives the corn. 

 He should not spend more than a quarter of an hour 

 over these preparations. 



I strongly advocate the practice of putting dried 

 grass before the horse at the same time that he gets 

 his corn. A supply of fresh water may, with advan- 

 tage, be always left in the stall. 



The stables are now closed till twelve or half-past, 

 and the horses are allowed to rest undisturbed. 



At noon, the animal is lightly groomed, fed, and is 

 left t again to himself till four or half-past, at which 

 time he is watered, groomed, and gets half a feed. 

 After that, he is taken out and walked for an hour to 



