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and only taken ont at long intervals. For 

 the first five months he was not taken out at 

 all, and yet his improvement was constant 

 and continuous. So these conditions, thor- 

 oughly maintained, conserve not only, but 

 at the same time restore health. Colonel 

 Ingersoll is reported to have said, that "if 

 he had made the world, he would have 

 made health catching, instead of disease." 

 That result to horses will be realized if 

 the conditions I have described are fully 

 complied with. 



At the risk of seeming prolix, I will add 

 here, that I have seen a young horse, 

 "over at the knees," with swelled hocks, 

 and in bad condition generally, completely 

 recover in a year by this method, and re- 

 main well, though subjected to constant 



