Nimrod's remarks on the condition of hunters, the choice of horses, and their management : reprinted from the "Sporting magazine" / by C. Tongue.
- Cecil, 1800-1884.
- Date:
- [1880?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Nimrod's remarks on the condition of hunters, the choice of horses, and their management : reprinted from the "Sporting magazine" / by C. Tongue. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![and as nearly as possible approximate it to a hot-lioiise. As for ventilation, I never dreamed about it; neither did I con- sider it at all essential to the health of my stud. All I can say is, that with such fearful odds against me, I had no in- flammatory complaint in my stable until I had been an owner of hunters for more than ten years, during more than eight of which my daily morning salutation to my groom in the winter was—Well, Ned, is the stable warm and comforta- ble'?”—Pretty well. Sir.”—That’s right, Ned : put lots of dung outside the door; stop up every crevice over their heads; stulf the foot of your old stocking in the key-hole; and mind there is no cracked pane in the window.” Now it is quite evident that N ed* and his master were two ignorant boobies; notwithstanding which their horses looked, and were, well. I must also add, that this practice was not confined to my own stable, but was in pretty general use with some of my neighbors, who liked to see their horses look bright and well; and furthermore, I am quite satisfied inflammatory attacks were not more frequent or fatal among hunters at the period I am speaking of, than they are at present. In a small pamphlet on the Diseases of Horses*, the writer chiefly attributes what may be termed the indispo- sition of horses to the improper construction of stables; and for which he considers the county of Salop to be notorious. The consequences,” says he, of an ill-ventilated stable are of a very serious nature; they are not calculated upon until your horse points them out in language not to be mis- understood ; and, unless the most active measures are adopted, the rapid progress of the diseases produced by it will baffle all your endeavors, and your horse become usound for life. When a stable is too much crowded or ill-ventilated, a * Tills Ned, it must be observed, was a most excellent groom, and, having served me faitlifidly for nine years, obtained 100/, per aumim wages as hunting groom, and now keeps a very respectable inn. * By Mr. Edward Hickman, V,S., &c., published ia 1823, aud dedh cated to John Myttou, Es(][,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28130479_0391.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
