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his lungs, so as to judge by their condition. During this 

 time the sweat will be gradually losing its greasy feel, 

 though it will still come off pretty thick. As it is 

 impossible to give minute advice on this subject, I 

 must leave the tyro to be guided by his own common 

 sense, and by the general principles on which I have 

 touched. 



Sweating. — Before describing the process of sweating 

 a horse, I would beg my readers to remember that the 

 grosser and more unfit the animal is, the slower the pace 

 of the sweat, and the less severe should it be. 



If time be limited, a stout, lusty horse will probably 

 require a sweat, given at a slow pace, once a fortnight. 

 English blankets, and not country ones, should be used ; 

 for the texture of the former is much closer and softer 

 than that of the latter. The clothes and distance may be 

 arranged as follows : — 



Put a thick rug over the horse's back in the ordinary 

 manner ; then take a long blanket, fold it lengthwise in 

 two or three folds, so that it may not be too broad, pass 

 one end under the horse's belly to a man on the off side, 

 make him draw it towards himself till it be properly 

 divided, and pass the ends one above the other, over the 

 horse's back, so that the rug and blanket may be tightly 

 wrapped round his body. A long blanket, folded like a 

 shawl, is passed in front of the horse's chest, and well up 

 his neck, so that it may not interfere with the action of 

 his fore legs ; the ends are crossed over his neck, chest, and 

 withers, and are brought down on each side, under the 

 place for the saddle, which is now put on, and which will 

 keep his chest rug in its place. A couple of hoods — the 



