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pofes of motion and flexibility for which they 

 were formed, but to produce a general ten- 

 fion upon all the furrounding parts. The 

 legs become full, round, inflamed, and ex- 

 ceedingly painful; the horfe alternately eaf- 

 ing one leg or the other, when ftanding ; 

 which he is obferved to do as little aspoflible,' 

 except when up for the purpofe of feeding. 

 This kind of lamenefs remains in general little 

 attended to, till by a too conftant repetition 

 of the cauje^ the horfe is fo far difabled, that 

 his daily labour becomes a work of mifery ; 

 inadequate to the rapidity of motion or aftion 

 required, he is rode or driven, till (finking 

 under the burthen), with repeated falls, broken 

 knees, and a perfeverance in perpetual drudgery ^ 

 he is literally brought to " a fland ftill," and 

 rendered unfit for every purpofe but the cart ; 

 where they are too frequently obferved dying 

 wretched martyrs to the horrid combination, 

 or rather joint efi^edl, of HARD WORK,' 

 WHIPCORD, and POVERTY. 



. To avert this calamity from fo defervedly 

 great and univerfal a favourite of mankind, is 

 a duty incumbent upon every individual, who 

 (prompted by his refledlions, becomes con- 



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