L UCERNE — MA CAD AM 



Lucerne is a very good form of green food for horses, but 

 too much of it ought not to be given to any animal doing fast 

 work. (See Feeding^ 



Lungeing. — The act of lungeing a horse consists of 

 making him trot round in a circle in the centre of which 

 his attendant stands with a long rein in his hand, the end, 

 of the rein being fastened to the horse's bridle or cavesson. 

 (See Breaking, Cavesson^ 



Lungs. — The lungs are the two large, reddish-coloured 

 spongy masses situated next to the heart and covered by the 

 pleura. They expand or contract through the action of the 

 diaphragm. (See Breathing, Internal Organs, Pneumonia^ 



Lurry. — See Lorry. 



Lying Down. — All horses in work should be encouraged 

 to lie down and rest themselves properly, and for this purpose 

 a proper bed should be provided them, and the stalls should 

 be at least 6 feet wide for a big animal. It is not necessary, 

 excepting in the case of those which are extra tired, or have 

 to work at night, that their beds should be beneath them 

 all day, as there is no necessity for their lying down in the 

 daylight. (See Rest, Sleeping Standing^ 



Lymphangitis. — See Monday Morning Evil. 



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Macadam. — Taken all round there is no road so good for 

 horses to travel over as a well-kept macadam one, though 

 it may not succeed in conforming with the anticipations of 

 its inventor, who hoped that the constant pressure of traffic 

 passing over his roads would produce the effect of uniting 

 the flints into a mass of solid stonework which would practi- 

 cally never wear out. The worst of macadam paving is that 



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