feet and soles to grow flat, their heads large, 

 and their pasterns to bend too much ; and as 

 they have not sufficient time to rest, the pres- 

 sure injures their shape in every respect. 



If the coats of either young or old horses 

 are kept dry, they never catch cold. They 

 have a natural aversion to wet weather, v/hich 

 is very injurious to them. Horses that never 

 have been broke should have sheds in their 

 pasture grounds, with a rack, and some hay to 

 eat occasionally, and to which they may retire 

 from the rain. They are preferable to stables, 

 but they should be kept clean and dry. 



Foals should never be tied, or confined 

 about the head or neck, until they are two years 

 old at least, at which time they ought to be 

 put in collars, and fastened in stalls like other 

 horses. When they have completed three 

 years, the process of breaking them may be 

 commenced : but when they are backed, the 

 rider ought not to be heavy, for the weight, as 

 we have already noticed, will make their backs 

 hollow, cause Iheir pasterns to bend, and their 

 soles to become fiat. ,. 



In cold climates, the mystery of breeding 

 horses consists in the choice of mares and 



