C H O L I C, Sec. 341 



Invariable refoluuons fhould therefore be 

 formed and adhered to, ftrid'tly avoiding what- 

 ever may conditute the foundation of either 

 trouble or danger. A horfe fhould never be 

 fjfFjred to (land long in a wet and dirty con- 

 dition, after chafi or journey 5 to drink cold 

 water when hot, or fpring water from well or 

 pump when pond or river can be obtained : 

 his feeds fhould be likewife regularly difpenfed, 

 with proper refpe6t to equation in time and 

 proportion in quantity. The quality as well 

 as quantity of both hay and corn muft ever 

 be held in conftant remembrance ; thefe being 

 jointly and individually neceiTary to a per- 

 manent eftablifhment of health, ftrength, and 

 condition. To poiTefs all which in a high 

 degree, and to be produced for flrong and 

 powerful exertions in the field or on the road, 

 his regular confumption fhould be two buduls 

 of oats and two truffes of hay per week. 



The flate of the body refpedting evacua- 

 tions fhould not be negleded ; regularity in 

 thefe will be equally neceffary with punduality 

 in food : the flate of a horfe's body may be 

 mofl accurately afcertained by the appearance 

 of his dung -, if it is ejected of a fine bright 



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