j 66 The Compleat Horfeman : or, 



with your Scraping-knife, made of a broken SworcU 

 blade, or a thin piece of old hard Oak, fcrape off 

 the Sweat from every Part (Buttocks excepted) un- 

 til you can make no more arife, moving him a little 

 now and then, left his Limbs become ftiff-, then 

 with dry Clothes rub him all over \ take off his 

 Saddle, and having fcrap'd his Back, and rubb'd it 

 near dry, put on his Body-ClothandBreaft-Cloth, 

 and girt on the Saddle again \ then mount and gal- 

 lop him gently, now and then wiping his Head, 

 ISJeck and Body as you fit upon his Back. Laft of all, 

 walk him about the Fields to cool him *, and when 

 you find him begin to dry apace, rack him home- 

 wards, fometimes ftepping, fometimes galloping ;- 

 But bring him not to the Stable till you find him 

 throughly dry. When you are come to the Door, 

 intice him to empty, then tie him to the Rack, and 

 ("having prepared it your feif before, or at leaft one 

 for you againft your coming) give him one of thefc 

 Scourings following. 



Two excellent Scourings for Running Horfes \ either of 

 qpfych may be fafely given after a Heat, to bring away 

 molten Greafc, or other foulnefs in a Horffs Body* 



Take a Pint of Syrup of Rofes, or, for want of 

 it, a Pint of ftrong honey'd Water, and diffolve 

 into it of Caffia, Agarick, and Myrrh, of each an 

 Ounce, ihaking them well together in a Glafs ^ then 

 being mull'd and made warm npon a gentle Fire, 

 and the Horfe newly come from his Heat, give 

 It him lukewarm. 



Another. 



Take a Pjntpf Canary, Malaga, or Sherry, and 

 (vulverizing an Ounce of the finefl: Rozin, put \t 

 therein, which being incorporated, add to them 



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