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oughly exhausted, and regularly " done up " twice 

 each day, as he must be in the ordinary stages 

 where he works both ways ; and a change to the 

 " long ground," which he travels but once (al- 

 though over a longer distance), will do him as 

 much good as having the spare wheeler or leader 

 to work " turn about " on the double-trip system. 

 Four horses managed thus will do better than 

 five worked in the ordinary manner. 



Horses should be kept naturally also, and the 

 swaddling process of heavy blankets and closed 

 ■ windows, which the average groom insists upon, 

 be sternly forbidden. When in rugged health a 

 horse needs and will endure great apparent ex- 

 posure, and once he is thoroughly " cooled out " 

 clear through, vitals and all, he cannot have too 

 much air and too few clothes, which means none 

 at all. Learn of the trainers of thoroughbred 

 race horses on this point, and keep your animals 

 naturally cool, airy, well bedded, and well fed, 

 plenty of hay and all the water (at temperature 

 of air) they can drink whenever they want it. 

 No horse can eat well and do well if he does n't 

 drink well, and don't imagine that he is not to 

 have it when he is warm. You do yourself, 

 and you need n't fear for him, providing circula- 



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