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To prevent, by every possible means, the 

 liazard of such inconvenience as must evi- 

 dently ensue from treatment so very impro- 

 per, horses should invariably, when the sea- 

 sons and the state of those seasons will per- 

 mit, be watered abroad at either pond ov pool 

 of soft and well^sheltered water ; as greatly 

 preferable to the harsh and chilling frigidity 

 of those we have described. But even iu 

 this mode, a horse should never be per- 

 mitted to glut himself to the least degree 

 of satiety ; for having no regulator but ap- 

 petite, no guide but inclination, they very 

 frequently (under management of the inad- 

 vertent and inconsiderate) drink to an ex- 

 cess, occasioning the most excruciating pain, 

 and no trifling degree of danger and dis- 

 quietude. Six or seven quarts need never 

 be exceeded to horses of this class at one 

 time, and that as regularly divided in re- 

 spect to the equal arrangement of time as 

 circumstances will permit ; to be repeated 

 twice in twenty-four hours, at nearly the 

 distance of tivelve from each other, to avoid 

 the frequent folly of having water txvke 

 in about eight hours, remaining sixteen 

 without. 



