342 HUNTERS. 



•weather, rendering their watering in the ftabic 

 a bufinefs totally unavoidable. • 



I have in different parts of my former 

 volume faid, what then became applicable 

 upon this fubjed: ; but we now proceed 

 a fev/ fteps farther, in elucidation of any 

 deficiency ; and the more particularly as 

 our remarks conftitute a link of continuity 

 to the prefent chain of inftrudion. It can 

 never have efcaped the attention of the 

 moft fuperficial obferver, what a wonderful 

 change is almoft inflantaneoufly produced in 

 the appearance and fenfations of a horfe, by 

 a gratification of thirfl in 'well or pU7np wa- 

 ter, but more particularly if given in the 

 ftable cold and in the winter feafon. In 

 moil horfes a violent fhivering and flaring 

 of the coat immediately fucceed, and con^ 

 tinue more or lefs without intermifTion ; 

 thofe conflanlly fupplied in this manner 

 having always a coat nearly of two colours, 

 (that is, one half ftanding on end, and the 

 other part fmooth) displaying a fcurfy dufty 

 hue at the bottom, evidently the effed: of a 

 repeated collapfion of the porous fyflem and 

 frequent obltrudion of infenfibleperfpi ration, 

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