1^4 The Compleat Horfeman : or, 



When you are come within a Mile or there- 

 abouts of the Starting-Poft, difmount and takeoff 

 his Body-Cloth and Breaft- Cloth, and girt on the 

 Saddle again! Then fending away your Groom 

 with thofe Clothes, and the dry Rubbing-Clothes, 

 let him ftay at the end of the Race till you come. 

 This done, rack your Horfe gently up to the Start- 

 ing-Pott, if there be any, making him fmell at it, 

 that fo he may know the beginning and end of the 

 Courfe. There ftart him roundly and fharply, and 

 give him his Heat according to the following Di- 

 rections. 



Some few, things td he obferved in giving of Heats. 



Firft, Two in a Week are fufficient for any Horfe. 



Secondly, That one of them fhould always be gi- 

 ven on that Day of the Week on which your Horfe 

 is to run his Match, and that alfo ftill to be the 

 fharpeft for encreafing of his Swiftnefs \ the other 

 being only a flow galloping over the Courfe, more 

 to encreafe Wind and caufe Sweat, than to im- 

 prove Speed. As fuppofe your Match is to be up- 

 on a Monday then your Heating-Days muft be 

 Mondays and Fridays, and the fharpcr Heat to be 

 upon the Monday : If the Day be Tuesday, then 

 luefdays and Saturdays : If Wednefday, then Wed- 

 nefdays and Saturdays, by reafon of the Lord' s- Day : 

 If Thurfdays y the n * Tburf days and Monday s 7 and fo 

 of the reft. 



'thirdly, You fhall give no Heat (but In cafe of 

 necefTity) in Rain or foul Weather," but rather de- 

 fer Hours and change Days; for it is unwholfome 

 and dangerous. And therefore in cafe of fudden 

 Showers and uncertain Weather, you fhall have 

 for your Horfe a Hood lined quite thorow to keep 



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