CHAPTER V. 



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Washing down of the legs is a thing I abso- 

 lutely forbid ; it does no good, — on the 

 contrar)', daily washing is bad for the hoofs. 

 And washing under the belly should be done 

 very sparingly; it worries the horse more 

 than washing anywhere else, and the cleaner 

 these parts are made, the more they attract 

 things under the belly that would torment it. 

 And no matter what pains one has spent on 

 it, the horse is no sooner led out than it gets 

 exactly as dirty as before. These parts, then, 

 should be let alone ; and as for the legs, rub- 

 bing with the mere hand is quite enough. 



