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of new flesh are always called so, and burnt off as fast 

 as they grow by corrosive sublimate or "oils as '11 cut 

 a broomstick in two." 



As a brother officer of the 2nd Life Guards has Miles for 



shoeing. 



published a perfect book on shoeing, and as he did 

 me the honour to dedicate it to me, I have only to 

 say that on that subject I am completely " Miles's boy." 



About a quarter of a century ago I recommended Water al- 

 ways by 



in print that all horses should have water by them in the horse> 

 the stall : it is now so universally the practice, that I 

 need not here repeat the reasons for it. I have not 

 heard of any horse drinking till he burst, though all 

 grooms assured me that all stabled horses would do so. 



It is distending food, not drink, which forms the 

 large carcase. Food takes long to digest, but it is 

 astonishing how quickly what the horse drinks is 

 absorbed. The late Mr. Field having a horse con- 

 demned to die, kept him two days without water, gave 

 him two buckets, and killed him five minutes after. 

 There was not a drop of water in his stomach. 



