134 Tthc Compleat Horfeman : or. 



Blood whofe Superficies is yellow, but black be- 

 neath, betokens a great deal of Heat, and that 

 Bile predominates. 



Blood full of Phlegm and Water, is a fign that 

 the Horfe is of a cold and nioift Complexion, and 

 he fhould be very feldom let Blood except upon 4 

 Neceffity. 



Blood of a plumbeous or earthy colour, betokens 

 that a Horfe is Melancholick, and fhould be but fel- 

 dom bled. The Blood of AfTes is of this Colour. 



In a word, If the Blood be very red, it is a fign. 

 it is good; if yellow, that it is bilious j if pale and 

 whitifh, that it is not well prepared, and that it i$ 

 charged with Phlegm ; but if it be livid and green- 

 ifh, that it is Melancholick and Terreftrial. 



To judge of the Quality of Blood after it is re- 

 ceived into a VqHc]j you are to fet it in a place 

 where the Sun may not dry it, and without expo- 

 ling it to Smoke, Wind, or Duft. 



If Blood will not congeal and fix, it is a fign the 

 Horfe is full of bad Humours, and ftands in need 

 of reiterated bleeding •, and fhould be purged alfo 

 to take away thofe corrupt Humours, which by 

 their Putrefaction over-heat the Blood in the Veins, 

 and thereby are the caufe of all Difeafes. This kind 

 of Blood is the word of any, and fhould therefore 

 be evacuated, only take care to do it by degrees, 

 and not too much at one time. 



When the Blood is vifcous and thick, fo that 

 ■when you break it with your Fingers it immediate- 

 ly rejoins and continues firm, it denotes Plenitude, 

 and that the Horfe fhould be frequently bled. 



If you would judge of the Quality by itsTafte, 

 that which is fweereft is the belt and molt natural ; 

 if it be infipid, it is pituitous and phlegmatick •, if 

 bitter it is bilious and cholerick •, if acid and ftyp- 

 tick, it is terrefrtial and melancholick ^ but if fal- 

 r.iih, theo it ktokeneth brackifh Phlegm, 



When 



