36 HINTS TO hoesemen; ok, 



We will now turn to the better sort I have men- 

 tioned, and will suppose a farmer to have capital, a 

 situation and soil suited to the breeding of a first- 

 rate class of horse. To do this, of course, he ought 

 to possess good judgment, and spirit to do what he 

 does do well. He has no need of ornamental pad- 

 docks or gothic hovels, both appropriate enough to 

 the domain of a nobleman, or man of fortune ; but 

 let his paddock be of a proper size ; dry, and 

 sheltered from the north and east winds as much as 

 possible. Let his hovels be conveniently roomy, air- 

 tight and water-tight ; the rack and manger at such 

 height that the foal can conveniently reach them when 

 he begins to use them ; convenience for, and ready 

 means for, a plentiful supply of water. Let him 

 take especial care that no angular or sharp edges 

 present themselves to the dam or colt in the entering 

 or coming out of these hovels, which they will often- 

 times do very hastily, influenced either by alarm, or 

 in play. Such are the only things wanting in a 

 habitation for the finest breeding stock our country, 

 or any country, could produce. Let us now look for 



