The Code of Health and Longevity

I46 APPENDIX. Newmarket in 1797, I was informed he had died at a very advanced age. " Running-horfes, and theirtraining." Page 11. Remark. When the racing feafon is over, thefe horfes have moft of them green meat for fome time, and repofe, from their fevere exercifei their high-fpirit and vices foon begin to fhew themfelves, much to the terror of ti­ mid boys. Having fed grofsly for a time, they are re­ gularly purged, I forget how often, but I believe every other day, for three dofes ; and that thefe purgations are repeated, at intervals, three times. They thengradual­ ly begin to increafe their exercife, fo that, early in the fpring, they remain out of the liable about eight hours in four-and-twenty, andtake what are called four brush­ ing gallops, two in the morning's exercife, and two in the afternoon's ; a brushing gallop means a gallop of nearly a mile, beginning at a moderate rate, increaling, and ending full fpeed. They are ftinted in their water *, the horfe that blows the hardeft, the moft ; their hay and oats are of the beft quality; the hay is long in the ftalk, and the feed fhaken out; the oats are thraflied in a fack, and winnowed, and every care is taken to keep the horfes from chaff and drofs of every kind. After feed­ ing, their heads are muzzled. They are not allowed above fix hours in the night; for they are fupped up at nine, and out again at three in the morning ; but they have the intervening hours in the day, between their morning and evening exercife. When they become wet r from the accidents of weather, or other things, they are carefully rubbed till dry. Each horfe has a boy for the performance of all thefe particulars ; they are occafion- ally fweated, I forget how often i that is, they are hea­ vily cloathed, gallopped nearlyfull fpeed for four miles, relieved from their violent perfpiration, firft by wooden fctapers.