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ers, for by that Means their Blood is, for the mod part, 

 grofs and vifcid, and pafles with Tome Difficulty through the 

 fmall Veflels of the Lungs, which being alio frequently 

 prefsM by a full Stomach, will not only occafion Purfive- 

 nefs, but fometimes a Cough ; yet as fuch are very apt to 

 turn broken- winded, they fhould be kept to fpare and clean 

 Feeding, or have conftant and daily Exercife. 



Moft young Horfes that have been habituated to Eafe, 

 ViU blow upon the leall Exercife, efpecially if they be 

 fati and that proceeds alfo from a thick and plentiful 

 Blood ; but it is very well known, that if fuch Horfes are 

 not over- laboured while in this Condition, but by Degrees 

 harden'd and inur'd to Exercife, thofe Symptoms will foon 

 vanifhi and if the Helps of Phyfick are required, their Dif- 

 orders may fpeedily be remov'd by Bleeding, and very mo- 

 derate Scouring. 



Horfes that are poor, and in a low Condition, when 

 they are exercifed beyond their Strength and Feeding, will 

 alfo heave and labour as if they were broken- winded ; as 

 alfo thofe that have been fick, or lie under fome Diftem- 

 per that walles their vital Spirits, though their Lungs arc 

 perfedlly found ; or if an Horfe has had any immoderate 

 Difcharges by Blood or Dung, any of thofe will caufe a 

 Horfe to heave and labour for Breath, as if he was broken- 

 winded : But as in all thefe Cafes this feeming Oppreflion 

 proceeds only from a Scarcity of Blood and Spirits, there 

 not being what is fufficient to adluate and elevate the Lungs 

 and Cheft, the Symptoms wear off by good Care and 

 Feeding. 



And Ladly^ We may obferve fome Horfes that have no 

 inward Infirmity, blow and wheeze, from an Lnperfedion 

 in the Paffages between the Mouth and Nofe, which hap- 

 pens the more readily to Horfes, as they draw in and ex- 

 pel their Breath chiefly at the Nofe ; but that Imperfection 

 is eafily diftinguifhed, for albeit his Flank, move like a 

 broken-winded Horfe, while he is in Adion, yet as foon 

 as he is Itopp'd, that Agitation goes off, and nothing far- 

 ther is to be taken Notice of in his Breathing, but what is 

 natural. And there are fome Horfes {hort- winded from 

 the Narrownefs of their Cheft, which is plainly difcern- 

 aDle as often as they are put to gallop, or to any Labour. 

 But where that Defedt proceeds from fome Imperfe^Hon 

 of the Lungs, it is eafily enough diftinguifhed ; becaufe in 

 all Cafes where the Lungs are hurt, tho' a Horfe's Flanks 



will 



