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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 as poflible, 

 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 caiife^ the horfe is fo far difabled, that 

 his daily labour becomes a work of mifery ; 

 inadequate to th^ rapidity of motion or acflioii 

 required, he is rode or driven, till (finking 

 under the burthen), with repeated falls, broken 

 kneesy and a perfeverance m perpetual drudgery^ 

 he is literally brought to *' a ftand ftill," and 

 rendered unfit for every purpofe but the cart; 

 where they are tpo frequently obferved dying 

 wretched martyrs to the horrid combination, 

 or rather joint eflfed:, 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 reflexions, becomes con- 



F 4 fcious 



