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54 CARAVAN DAYSwill not omit to throw a cloth of some sort overhim, and it is better to water him just beforestarting again than to allow him to stand a whileafter drinking.I find on an average, in continuous travelling,that horses need to be shod about once a month,and wheels and lock should be oiled at about thesame interval.Never tie the horse to the van at night, or youwill get no sleep. Never tie the reins to the bodyof the van when the horse is in. If you have to tiethem, tie them to the undercarriage in front.Otherwise, if the horse turns, as the lock swingsround the reins may tighten suddenly and nearlystrangle him.In selecting camping-ground, gates are a firstconsideration. Remember that your principalinterest is not \vhat the front of the van is doing,but what isgoing to happen at the far end of it.The breadth of the road out of which you areturning is quite as important as the breadth ofthe gate itself.Many novices in the art get thecaravan horribly scarred and mauled by chargingincautiously through gates, without any nicecalculation. It isonly necessary to go slow, and,ifyou see trouble before you, to back out andstart again. In camping avoid soft ground and,