Unless the weather is wet and bad, every horse, whether in a stall or box, is better for going out every day.

The work of a carriage horse does not on an average exceed seven or eight miles. They are very often out for three or four hours in the day, but by far the greater part of the time they are standing about, while the occupants of the carriage are either shopping or making calls, etc. From their size and weight they are generally unfit for long journeys and hard work.

The work of a hunter is to carry a man to hounds; and in order to render him fit to do so safely and well, he will require a great deal of exercise.

Before the commencement of the hunting season he will require three hours' steady walking and trotting exercise, with occasional sweats and strong gallops; but afterwards, supposing he is ridden to hounds three days a fortnight, he will require but little fast exercise - from two to three hours a day good steady walking will keep most horses quite fit.

To go with stag hounds, a horse must be drawn rather finer than for fox hounds, his work being faster, but not so long continued. The meet is later; the deer is uncarted, and the run begins at once, seldom lasting more than from an hour and a half to two hours.

With fox hounds, on the contrary, the meet is earlier, and a fox is often not found till after a long draw. The run, from various causes - checks, bad scent, etc, is very seldom very fast or so long as with stag hounds, consequently the work of the horse is not so severe and distressing.

On leaving hounds, the hunter should have some gruel and a handful of hay at the first convenient place; he may then, if not fatigued, be ridden home at the rate of six or seven miles an hour. On reaching the stable, he will be washed and scraped as dry as possible, a complete sui of clothing put on, his legs bandaged with flannel bandages, some chilled water and moist food given him, and left till dry. He must then be wiped over, dry clothing put on, his legs well hand-rubbed, dry bandages put on, again fed and watered, and set fair for the night.

The fair average day's work for a hack or harness horse is nine or ten miles, in which case exercise is quite unnecessary. More harm and injury are done to horses by the grooms when at exercise than in any other way, and unless the man can be fully depended upon, the less they are exercised the better. Where the horse is only occasionally worked, exercise is of course absolutely necessary, not only to preserve him in health, but to keep him steady, and from getting above himself.