AND TRAINING OF THE ENGLISH RACE-MORSE. Ill 
To take off the chill or any noxious properties of' hard water, 
“ It should be put into troughs in the yard, with some clay and chalk to 
soften it, and during the day the lids of the troughs left up, to expose it to 
the sun. 
“Craving horses, and light delicate ones, should be watered often in the 
course of the day, the former with a view to make them drink more mode¬ 
rately ; the latter, with a view to induce them to drink more liberally. There 
arc two reasons why a craving horse drinks abundantly; one is, that the 
greater quantity of food he consumes requires it; the other, because he is 
mostly in strong work, and often sweating. Such a horse (to break the 
habit) may (in the early stage of his condition) be frequently watered, or 
even have water kept by him in a box: it is only to let him lie at walking 
exercise for a longer period before he takes his gallop, and not to let his 
gallop be quite so severe.” i 
It may not be a fact universally known, or, if known, it is one 
not universally acted upon, that a horse who has an opportunity 
of drinking at pleasure, will consume less water in the course of 
the four-and-twenty hours than he would were he watered in the 
usual manner, and suffered to take his fill at each offering. We 
have in our possession a memorandum of an experiment of this 
kind made on two horses who were standing in a stable, the 
mangers of which were provided with leaden chambers for the 
purpose of holding water, the fluid being removable from them 
by a wooden plug through the bottom of the chamber. By 
accurate admeasurement, and a pretty uniform regulation of 
work and food, and other circumstances, it was found that each 
horse, on an average, drank less, by a gallon per day, while he 
had liberty to drink as he chose, than while his drink was inter- 
valled by the groom. 
“ Light delicate horses may be coaxed to drink sometimes by throwing 
some bran or oatmeal into their water; or letting the pail stand before them 
while they are being dressed in the stable.” 
Mr. D. informs us, that “ the remedy generally had recourse 
to” for diabetes, is that of mixing lime in the water . 
“ The quantity used should be such as to produce rather a nauseous taste. 
Horses are shy at first; but, from the fever occasioning thirst, soon come 
to drink it.” 
