80 The Compleat Horfeman : or, 



with wet blue Clay, and make him keep his Fore- 

 feet in it for a Month. 



When a Man hath rode a Horfe fo extreamly 

 hard that he fears foundring, the beft method he 

 can take, after he hath led him a little in one's hand, 

 and otherways ordered hiin, as I have already di* 

 reded, is, to take two Quarts of Vingear, with 

 two Pounds of Salt, and mixing them well toge- 

 ther cold, bathe and rub hard the Horfe's Fore-legs 

 with it for about half an Hour - 7 then pour into his 

 Feet fbme Oil of Bays fcalding hot, and upon the 

 Oil hot Afhes, above which put Hurds or courfe 

 Flax, with thin fiices of Wood fixed crofs-ways 

 above it, to keep all fa ft : But if you can have no 

 Oil of Bays, then take either the Oil of Walnuts* 

 Rape- feed, or that of Fifties, but Oil of Bays is by 

 far the beft. 



CHAP. XX. 



How to recover Horfes which are harajfed and le&rt 

 After a long Journey. 



MOft Horfes that are fatigued or over-rid, and 

 made lean by it, have their Flanks altered, 

 without being Purfy, efpecially vigorous Horfes 

 that have wrought too violently. There is no bet- 

 ter method to recover them, than to give them in 

 the Morning half a Pound of Honey very well 

 mixed with fcalded Bran ; and when they (hall eat 

 well the half Pound, give them the next time a 

 whole one, 3nd then afterwards two Pounds every 

 Pay, continuing it until you find that your Horfes 

 empty and purge well with it : And when you per-* 

 ceive that they no longer purge, then forbear to 

 give them any more Honey. Or you may give 

 them Powder of Liquorilh in the fcalded Bran for a 



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