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tation of the Cobler is obliged to fmooth and Co- 

 lour over his Ends, that his ill-concerted Politick* 

 may relifh the better ? Therefore, I infill upon it, 

 that all or mofl: People are Jockies, according to 

 the beft of their Judgments, and Abilities : And that 

 there is no more Reafon for applying the Name par- 

 ticularly to Dealers in Horfes, than to Dealers in 

 any other Merchandize or Traffick. 



If a Horfe become Hide-hound, by hard Ufage The Cnre* 

 and ill Keeping, it is not properly a Difeafe, be- 

 caufe it may be removed without the Help of Medi- 

 cine, to wit, by good Keeping, ifc. Tho' I own, 

 that Morbus is attended with an unufual Circulation 

 of the Blood, or the circular Motion of the Blood 

 augmented or diminilhed, either throughout the 

 whole Body, or in fome Part of it. 



If this Diforder be the Eifeft of a Fever, or of 



fome other Difeafe, if that be cured njjhich is the 



Canfe, the Effect nvill ceafe. But, if the Horfe 



Jiave no Fever upon him, and that he is Hide-bound 



from Lownefs of Blood and Spirits ; the Remedies 



prescribed for the Cure of the 7'ellonvs can hardly be 



amifs. Therefore I muft refer the Reader to that 



Chapter ; only reminding him, that, during the 



Time he is fattening a Horfe from Leannefs, the 



Food and Exercife ought to be in Proportion to his 



Strength, efpecially, if he defign him for his own 



Ufe. But if, according to the Way of the World, 



he would pack off his Goods as foon as may be, and 



with as fair an Outfide as poffible, or in other 



Words, if he would jockey' his Neighbour, he need 



only order a little Blood to be taken from a lean 



Horfe, turn him to Grafs, and let him fill his 



Veflels, ^c. with crude indigefted Particles, fit only 



to puff up his Flefh, and make him faleable. And 



if fuch a Hoife be defign'd to fatten up in Winter, it 



will require a much longer Time than in Summer. 



However, 'tis beft dene with boil'd Barley or the 



like, provided the Horfe do not purge too much 



by fuch flippery Food : But you mull expeft he 



will 



