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cold, the apertures at bottom may be partially 

 shut. Stables ought neither to be kept too 

 close nor too warm, which will eventually 

 be the case where a great many horses 

 stand together. Heat relaxes the stomach of a 

 horse, and consequently hurts his digestion. 

 Keeping horses in clothes that are too hot has 

 the same effect, and makes them tender, and 

 liable to catch cold. Horses at grass scarcely 

 ever catch cold, even in the most rigorous sea- 

 son. It must be allowed, however, that after 

 a horse has come off' a journey, and is warm, 

 a cloth ought to be thrown over him until his 

 coat is dry. It is an artificial heat, and there- 

 fore requires an artificial remedy 5 but as soon 

 as the horse's skin is dry, let the cloth be re- 

 moved, let him be well rubbed down, and left 

 so. This will be better for his health, appetite, 

 and digestion, than wrapping him in warm 

 clothing. The stall should be sufficiently 

 Toomy to allow a horse to lie down, and to rise 

 and turn himself with ease ; for he does this 

 with such suddenness, that he frequently hurts 

 himself against the sides when the stalls are 

 too narrow. Stables are generally paved with 

 very small round stones, or pebbles, which is 



