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thing may be expected upon a treatment 

 proper to be adopted in cases that so con- 

 stantly happen. Among these are broken 

 knees, over-reaches, and lacerations between 

 hair and hoof. In respect to the first, it is a 

 misfortune whenever it happens, that not 

 only reduces the horse very much in his 

 vahie, bnt is considered an indehble stigma 

 of imperfection, that (with connoisseurs) 

 renders him at first sight unworthy a second 

 consideration. This being a circumstance 

 universally understood and admitted; there 

 is no doubt but every prudent man will 

 think a certain preventative preferable to 

 a doubtful cure, and admit the propriety of 

 a short observation, without any unfair di- 

 gression from the subject before us. Not 

 ihdulging the shadow of fear, by offending 

 the shallow EQUESTRIAN HEROES o"f 

 ROTTEN-ROW, or the more expert and 

 courageous, wdio (for once in their Hves) have 

 joined the roval chase ; includino" that set 

 who reach London in an hour 'dudjifteen mi- 

 nutes, '' All Lombard-street to an e si^:- shell T 

 I will venture to atfirm, that nineteen of 

 every twenty are brought to the ground by 

 unfair and most unmerciful usage. 



