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Of thefe arts, one of the moil ufeful is to 

 bruife, and ppund with their fore-feet, the 

 prickly tops of furze. This operation, which 

 I have often feen performed, prepares the 

 rigid diet of a furze-bufh in fome degree for 

 maftication ; and renders it rather lefs offenfive 

 to the palate. From obferving perhaps this 

 inftincl: in a horfe, furze is fometimes pounded 

 in a mill, where fodder is fcarce ; and affords 

 a wholefome nutriment for horfes. 



When fuch colts, as have long run wild, 

 are to be caught for fale, their ideas of liberty 

 are fo unconfined, from pafturing in fo wild 

 a range, that it is matter of no little difficulty 

 to take them. Sometimes they are caught by 

 flight of hand, with a rope and a noofe. 

 But if this method fail, they are commonly 

 hunted down by horfe-men, who relieve 

 each other. Colt-hunting is a common prac- 

 tice in the forefl. The colts which feed 



on Obergreen, are fometimes taken by the 

 following ftratagem. In this part runs a 

 long bog, defcribed under the name of Long- 

 flade-bottom j which is crofTed by a mole, 

 thrown over it *. With this paffage the colt 



* See page 124. 



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