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His Feet stopped with Cows dung.

After he is Cloathed, stop his Feet with Cows dung, then throw into the Rack a little bundle of Hay, hard bound together, and well dusted, and let him eat it, standing upon his Bridle. When he hath stood an houre upon his Bridle, take it off, and Rub his Head and Neck very well with a Rubber of Hempen Cloth, for this is good to dissolve all gross and thick Humors from the Head; Then after you have made clean the Manger, take a quart of sweet, dry, old and clean dress'd Oats, for those that are unsweet breed infirmities; Those that are moist cause swelling in the Body; Those that are New breed Wormes; And they which are half-dress'd deceive the Stomach, and bring the Horse to ruine. Though the black Oat is tolerable, yet it makes foul dung, and hinder a Mans knowledge in the state of his Body. This quart of Oats you shall dress in such a Sieve as will let a light Oat pass thorough it, and if he eat them with a good stomach, let him have another, and let him rest till e∣leven of the Clock. Then Rub his Head and Neck as before, and dress him another quart of Oats, then leave him till one of the Clock, with the Windows close, for the darker you keep him the better, and will cause him to lie down and take his rest, which otherwise he would not, therefore you are to Arm the Stable with Canvass, both for darkness, warmth, and that the filth may not come near him. Then at one of the Clock use him as you did before, and give him another quart of Oats in the same manner, making of him clean by taking away his dung, and give him a little Knob of Hay, and leave him till the Evening. At the Even∣ing come to the Stable, and having made all things clean, bridle as in the Morning, take off his Cloaths, and dress him as before. Then Cloath,

Saddle, bring him forth, and urge him to empty; Mount, rack him a∣broad, but not to the Hills, if you can find any other plain Ground, and Air him in all Points as you did in the Morning. When you have Wa∣tered and spent the Evening in Ayring, till within Night, (for nothing is more wholesom and consumeth foulness, more then early and late Ayr∣ings;) Rack him home to the Stable door, and there alight and do as you did in the Morning, both within doors and without, and so let him Rest till Nine at Night; then at Night come to him, and Rub down his Legs well with Wisps, and his Face and Neck with a clean Cloth, and turning up his Cloaths Rub all his hinder parts, then give him a quart of Oats in the same manner as you did before, and after that a little bundle of Hay; then Toss up his Litter, and make his bed soft, and leave him till the next Morning. Then the next Morning do every thing to him, without the least Omission, as hath formerly been declared, and thus keep him for the first Fortnight, which will so take away his foulness, and harden his flesh, that the next Fortnight you may adventure to give him some Heats.

Object. But to Answer an Objection that may be urged, touching the quantity of Provender which is prescribed, Being but a quart at a Meal, seeing there be many Horses that will eat a larger Proportion, and to scant them to this little, were to starve, or at the best to breed weakness.

Answ. I set not down this as an infallible Rule, but a President that may be imitated, yet altered at Pleasure: For I have left you this Ca∣veat, that if he eat this with a good Stomach, you may give him another, leaving the Proportion to the Feeders Discretion.