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In his canter, observe he does not fret, but goes cool 

 in liis pace ; and in his gallop, he should take his feet 

 nimbly from the ground, and not raise them too high, 

 but that he stretcheth out his fore legs and follows 

 nimbly with his hind ones, and that he cutteth not un- 

 der his knee, which is called the swift or speedy cut, 

 and that he crosses not, nor claps one foot on another, 

 and ever leadeth with his far fore foot, and not with 

 the near one. If he gallops round, and raises his 

 fore feet, he may be said to gallop strongly, but not 

 swiftly ; and if he labor his feet confusedly, and 

 seems to gallop painfully, it shews some hidden lame- 

 ness ; for in all his paces, you should particularly ob- 

 serve that his limbs are free, without the least stiff- 

 nes«?. 



Now that he has been well exercised in those dif=- 

 ferent paces, it is your time to examine for an infirm- 

 ity, not easily discovered, and that is what I call tot- 

 tering legs ; you cannot perceive it till after a horse 

 has galloped for some lime, and then, by letting him 

 rest a little you will see his legs tremble under him, 

 which is the disorder I mean ; however handsome 

 the legs of such horses may be, he never can stanch 

 well on them. 



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HIS DISEASES AND THEIR CURES, 



FEVER. 

 There are two kinds of well marked fever simply 

 so called ; first, that which arises from the pain an 

 animal may be put to by the derangement of some 

 main organ of life, by misusage, hard riding, wounds 

 &c.: and secondly, that which consists in a general 

 inflammation of tlie blood, arising from a cold, a chill, 

 or sudden check, as before described. When the 

 symptoms come on quick or acutely, the most prompt 

 measures must be taken ; a mild attack may be ea- 

 sily reduced if taken in time, but if neglected, it as- 

 sumes the most alarmingr symptoms. Evacuations 

 and diluting drinks are the proper means of reducing 



