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Cloatfjinjs* 



X HOUGH the article of Cloathing be less <^oncerned in the pro- 

 duction of the diseases of the Horse^ than the hot and foul air of sta- 

 bleSj yet it is has a great share in rendering* the animal less capable 

 of enduring cold and fatigue, and consequently more liable to the 

 attack of inflammatory complaints, especially those of the Lungs and 

 Pleura. But, so long as a fine coat is considered to be so decisive 

 a proof of good health in the Horse, and as furnishing at the same 

 time no very inconclusive evidence of the skill and diligence of the 

 Groom, it is not very probable that the use of Cloathiug will be 

 laid aside. And yet it cannot be denied that the practice of cloath- 

 ing Horses (according to the usual mode) militates against every 

 principle of common sense, to say nothing of philosophy. 



For, as has been observed in the chapter on Air, we treat the 

 Horse (in this particular) diametrically opposite to the plan on which 

 we treat ourselves. In winter before we quit our warm apartments, 

 we put on additional coverings, and thus, by confining the heat of 

 our bodies, are secured against the effects of th« sudden cold of the 

 external atmosphere. 



