old hay may, if given at first, bind them too 

 soon. When fed on this and on bran maslies 

 for a few days, old hay and oats may be given 

 in proper quantities, and increased by degrees, 

 according to the work that they are intended to 

 perform. 



Mangers ought always to be made of wood, 

 and not, as is frequently the case, of plaster or 

 brick ; and that part betwixt the manger and 

 the rack, and behind the rack, should be wains- 

 cotted, which would prevent sand or dust 

 from failing amongst the oats or hay. Great 

 care should be taken to examine oats, that there 

 be no gravel or small stones among them ♦, and 

 they should be well sifted. The teeth of 

 horses are frequently injured by such neglect j. 

 and whenever they receive any hurt of this 

 kind, they afterwards eat their food slowly, 

 and with great timidity. Horses are very dif- 

 ferent both in their powers and manner of eat- 

 ing: some have strong and others weak jaws j 

 some have good mouths, and others indifferent 

 ones ; some masticate slowly, others quickly y 

 one horse will eat a feed of oats in half the 

 time ariother requires, and yet the dung of 

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