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" air they should breathe, and which is so 



" essential for them, they would save them- 



" selves much anxiety and expense, con- 



" sequent upon the frequent visits of the 



'^ veterinary surgeon, and their horses 



"would be more fit to look at, and more 



"fit to go, than is but too often the case. 

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" Generally speaking, a horse does not 

 "catch cold from exposure. It is rather 

 "from the want of fresh, pure air, as I en- 

 "deavored to show at the commencement 

 "of this book (as above quoted in full). 

 "With mankind, a cold generally is fol- 

 " lowed by a cough ; with a horse the cough 

 "generally precedes the cold. A horse 

 " coughs, and the groom declares it to be 

 "nothing but a little stable cough. This 



