Breed of horses exceed the American more in size than in any 

 other qualities which may be thought to enhance their value. 

 If the Americans would improve their breed of horses, they 

 had much better adopt the same means which they do in 

 Great-Britain to improve theirs, than to pay the enormous tax 

 for that purpose which they often do to the importers of stud 

 horses from that country. 



To make horses profitable, they should be kept well, and 

 not worked beyond their strength. Grain is most efficacious 

 when given to a horse either ground or boiled. 



When horses by long journeys, or otherwise, have the skin 

 rubbed off their backs, a little dry white led occasionally 

 sprinkled over the raw flesh, will soon heal the horse. 



Persons on journeys might well carry some of this article 

 With them for this purpose. When the withers of the horse 

 are wrung and swelled by means of bad saddles or otherwise, 

 the swelling may be allayed by washing the part with brine 

 and with salt and black soap mixed together, applied to the 

 swelling. Any restringent, such as allum beat up with the 

 white of eggs, is also said to be efficacious. 



There has been a great diversity of opinion respecting the 

 Relative advantages of horses and oxen for the use of the farm ; 

 and it is of importance to farmers that they decide correctly 

 in this particular.* The marks of a good horse are, a full 

 breast, high neck, a strong black lively eye, stiff dock, full 

 buttocks, ribs reaching near to the hips and good hoofs. 



In first breaking a horse for the saddle or harness, when 

 young, gentle means are better than the common method of 

 forcibly breaking them. After he is broke to the halter, he 

 should be tamed by leading him by the bridle with a saddle on 

 his back, then by putting weights on the saddle, adding to 

 them till he carries the full weight of a man. By making use 

 of very forcible means, and that too without effectually subdu* 

 ing his spirit, his temper is sometimes forever after spoiled. 



The usefulness and even the value of a horse often depends 

 6n proper breaking and careful usage when young. 



A horse should never be exercised so severely, as to make 

 him sweat profusely ; but if he does, he should be covered, if 

 the weather is cold, until his skin and hair be dried; and in 

 the mean time thoroughly rubbed down. He should at all 

 times be kept clean and well curried. 



It is said to be profitable to give somethinD- to a horse when 

 feeding on dry hay, to supply the want of saliva, which, te 



* See essay on teamsi 



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