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keep him as short of water on that morning as I 

 should the hunter ; but for ordinary harness pace 

 this is quite unnecessary. In fact, if we drive a horse 

 during the hot hours of the day, he should have, 

 water frequently, not in large quantities at a time 

 ^or many reasons ; but certainly, under such exposure 

 to heat, no horse should be driven more than at most 

 a couple of hours without water, and the best way 

 of giving it, so as to make a small quantity refresh 

 him, and slake his thirst, is first to well sponge his 

 nostrils, nose, and lips, gently sponge his eyes also, 

 and then give him a couple of quarts of water in a 

 wooden bowl ; this is better than letting him see a 

 pailful, take a few go downs, and then have a lout 

 of an ostler either hitting him to make him lift his 

 head out of the pail, or by taking it from him, put 

 the thirsty animal in the situation of Tantalus. After 

 giving him one bowlful, which, finding he has 

 emptied, he parts with willingly, let him stand a 

 minute or two ; a mouthful of hay is in such cases 

 of more advantage than most persons may think, and 

 it is so for a reason that probably does not strike 

 them ; it is not given because the animal wants food 



