There are few cases in which it is proper to remove the shoes, merely because the horse has been doing much work. It is not an uncommon practice; but I believe it has had its origin in a theory or supposition that the shoes act in much the same manner upon the horse's feet that boots act upon those of his rider. The shoes of the horse produce no general compression and no part is relieved from painful pressure by removing them. If the feet be disposed to founder, the soles flat, the shoes may be taken off, but in any other case it is needless. A cold moist stopping is of more use.

The Day after Work should seldom be a day of absolute repose. If the horse be in a loose box, he will have little occasion for exercise, yet a walk of ten or fifteen minutes will do him good. He may be a little stiff, his appetite may be defective, or his legs may be swollen. Walking exercise, particularly in company with a steady companion, is a gentle and safe stimulant. It dissipates dejection and weariness, fines the legs, excites an appetite, empties the bowels, and in some degree removes stiffness. From five to fifteen minutes, morning and afternoon, may be sufficient. The exercise-ground should be soft, the horse lightly clothed, and both body and legs should be kept dry as possible. Unless the bowels be confined, the ordinary food may be given; carrots or bran-mashes will obviate costiveness. Oatmeal gruel, well made, but quite weak, is the best drink, should the horse crave much water.

If the horse be slightly fevered, his eye red, mouth and skin hot, urine high-colored, bowels out of order, and appetite bad, one or two alteratives may be given. In this case the diet should consist entirely of bran-mashes, carrots, or green food; and these will give place to the ordinary feeding, by degrees, as the horse regains his appetite. If he stand at night, without lying down to rest as usual, the lungs are injured, and the veterinarian should be called immediately.

Subsequently, as the horse recovers, his exercise is in-creased; and if his work be such as to require four or five blank days, he may have a gallop, or a gentle sweat on the last.