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heavy, and suitable to the weather, being put on, he 

 should be walked about for a few minutes, so that the 

 trainer may see whether he will "break out" again 

 or not. If this occurs, he should be stripped, dried, 

 saddled, and ridden quietly about, in the direction of 

 his stable, till he has cooled down. But if the animal 

 shows no signs of breaking out, he should be led home 

 to his stable without further delay. 



During the colder months November, December, 

 and January the distance may be increased. 



With the clothing I have described, a five or six-mile 

 trot, or alternate trots and canters, will be sufficient 

 for ordinary horses possessed of no remarkable game- 

 ness or stoutness. 



Light carcassed horses will not require sweating at 

 all ; as a four-mile gallop at half speed without clothing, 

 or with only a hood, or one light suit, once a fortnight 

 will be all that is generally required. 



If, after a sweat, a horse refuses his corn, he should 

 get some green food, such as carrots or lucern, during 

 the day, a bran mash at night, no work next day beyond 

 walking, and his regular gallops should not be com- 

 menced again until he has recovered his appetite and 

 spirits. As a general rule, a horse should not be 

 worked on the day following a sweat, which, for that 

 reason, is usually given on a Saturday. 



In the case of a lusty horse with doubtful forelegs, 

 it would be dangerous to trust alone to exercise to get 

 him fine enough, or even to sweating in the ordinary 

 way, which, from the extra weight carried, would try 

 his legs too much. Such a one will probably require 

 physic once a month, and once a fortnight a sweat, 



