14 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF 



sight of that the horse, as we use him, is 

 required to live under quite artificial con- 

 ditions. In his original state he lives 

 entirely ou.t of doors, finds his own shelter 

 or does without it, and ranges over a wide 

 extent of country to pick up his living as 

 he can — lives, in short, a natural and there- 

 fore a healthy life. Subjected to the re- 

 straints of civilisation all these conditions 

 are changed. He is confined in stalls or 

 boxes, put to fast, or heavy and continuous 

 work, and fed on a diet of highly stimulating 

 character. He must therefore be reared 

 accordingly. 



Exposure to weather of all kinds I 

 regard as an essential to the general har- 

 dening of his constitution, so the more 

 he is out of doors the better ; but at the 

 same time this exposure should not be too 

 severe, lest his growth and development 

 be thereby checked. The modern custom 

 with young horses likely to be of any value 



