Parti. PerfeSt Farrier. 173 



lay a clean Sheet over the Saddle, and ©ver-klus 

 ordinary Cloaths, then his Body-Cloth and Breaft- 

 Cloth, and wifp him round with foft Wifps. And 

 being ready to draw out, give him half a Pint of 

 the belt Muskadine in a Horn, and fo lead him 

 away. 



In all your leading, ufe gentle and calm motions, 

 fufFering him to fmell upon any Dung, and where 

 you find Rufhes, long Grafs, Heath, or the like, 

 walk in, and entice him to Pifs *, but if you find 

 no fuch help, then in fome certain places where 

 you lead him, and efpecially near to the place 

 where you are to mount ; and having accuftomed 

 him to it before, break fome of the Straw where- 

 with he is wifped, under him •, and thus intke him, 

 if you can, to Stale or Pifs \ and if any white or 

 thick Foam or Froth arife about his Mouth, with a 

 clean Handkerchief, wipe it away \ and carrying 

 a Bottle of clean Water about you, wafhhis Mouth 

 now and then with it* 



When you are come to the Place of Starting, be- 

 fore you uncloath the Horfe, rub and chafe his 

 Legs well, then pick his Feet, and wafh his Mouth 

 with Water, mount his Rider, and having adjufted 

 his Stirrups, let him walk him foftly to the Starts 

 ing-Poft, and there ftarting fair, let him run him 

 to the belt Advantage. 



Some vfeful Obfervations while a Horfe is frefaring 

 for a Match. 



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 If his Dung be neither fo thin that it will run, 

 nor fo thick but that it will a little flatten on the 

 Ground, and of a pale yellow colour, then is the 

 Horfe clean and well fed. If in round Pellets, 

 and blackifh or brown, it fhews inward Heat. If 

 creafy, it fhews foulnefs. If red and hard, then 

 Ee hath had too ftrong Keats, and Coftivenefs will 



follow. 



