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both prejudicial to fpeed) upon fmooth and equal 

 Ground, and if it have a gentle Rifing fo much the 

 better : There gallop him gently, afterwards walk 

 him foftly, that fo he may cool as much one way as 

 he warms another. And when you have thus ex- 

 ercifed him a pretty fpace, and the Sun is newly 

 rifen, rack him down to fome freih River or clear 

 Pond, and there let him drink at his pleafure. Af- 

 ter he hath drunk, bring him gently out of the 

 Water, and rack him away veryeafily, and not as 

 ignorant Grooms do, who as foon as a Horfe comes 

 out of the Water, force him into a Gallop, which 

 either teaches him to run away with you as foon as 

 he is water'd, or maketh him refufe to drink, fear- 

 ing the violence of his Exercife which is to follow : 

 When you have thus walked him a little calmly, 

 put him into a Gallop gently, and exercife him 

 moderately as you did before : Then walk him a 

 little fpace, after which, offer him more Water : 

 If he drink, then gently gallop him again •, if here- 

 fufe, then gallop him to occafion Thirft, and thus 

 always give him Exercife both before and after 

 Water. 



When you think he hath drunk fufEciently, bring 

 him home gently without a wet Hair, or the leafl: 

 Sweat upon him, and when you are come to the 

 Stable-door provoke him to Pifs if you can, by 

 ftirring up fome of the Litter, which is at the Door, 

 under him. If he do not Stale at firft, no matter, 

 a little Cuftom will bring him to it, and is good for 

 his Health, and will keep the Stable clean. 



This done, tie his Head up to the Rack in his 

 Bridle, then rub down his Legs with hard Wifps, as 

 ftrongly as you can *, loofe his Br eaft- cloth, and 

 rub his Head, Neck, and Bread with a dry Cloth ; 

 then take off his Saddle, and rub him all over, efpe- 

 cially his Back where the Saddle ftood, then Cloath- 

 ing. him according to the Seafon, girt on his Sur- 

 cingle, 



