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an undue quantity of food tends much to increase 

 the difficulty. Hence the most condensed form of 

 food is best, plenty of oats and little hay, but no 

 chaff, straw, or bloating feed, water in moderate 

 quantities, but never to repletion until the day's 

 work is over. Green food, carrots especially, are 

 always useful. They are readily digested, and are 

 peculiarly beneficial to the respiratory organs. 

 On the contrary, bloating, flatulent, poor feed, will 

 tend to induce, and may even occasion, broken 

 wind. The horse should not be worked soon after 

 a full meal. 



BRONCHITIS. 



From exposure to wet and cold ; sudden changes 

 of weather; turning the horse into a cold, wet 

 place, or bringing him from grass to a warm sta- 

 ble ; standing in a draft of cold air, or washing 

 the warm sweating skin and not drying it after- 

 wards, an inflammation of the bronchial tubes and 

 minute air-cells takes place, meriting the name of 

 Bronchitis. 



SYMPTOMS. The disease generally begins with 

 a slight cough, quick breathing, sore throat, low 

 spirits, dislike of food, slight discharge from the 

 nostrils, pain of the throat when pinched, and 

 some difficulty of swallowing. In some cases, it 

 comes on suddenly with shaking ; fhe legs, ears, 

 and muzzle are at one time hot and another cold ; 

 the skin is rough and staring; the head hung 

 down ; mouth hot ; the animal remains standing, 

 and does not wish to move ; pulse is full and 

 quick ; the cough short, frequent and irritating ; 

 the breathing quick and difficult ; the eyes and 



