132 ON RESPIRATION. 



He also wears out his teeth, whcrehy he is pre- 

 vented from grazing properly. 



It is a prevaihng opinion amongst grooms, 

 that a liorse's wind may be affected by giving 

 him too much water, and under this impression 

 they would (if possible) deprive him of it en- 

 tirely. 



It certainly is not prudent to permit the 

 animal to drink very copiously immediately 

 before he is put into motion, as the increased 

 dimensions of the stomach would confine his 

 powers of respiration. But this furnishes no 

 reason why he should not be allowed a sufficient 

 quantity at proper periods. The food which 

 he takes in the stable is perfectly dry, and very 

 different from what he would eat in a state of 

 nature, consequendy he will require more fluids 

 fot the purposes of digestion. The great con- 

 sumption of perspirable fluid which the horse 

 experiences during exercise, also renders a pro- 

 per 



