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I really believe, it Horfes were to ftand as low with 

 the fore Feet as they generally do with their hinder 

 Feet, they would greafe and icratch fooner before 

 than behind ; and there can be no other Reafon why 

 a Horfe fhould greafe fooner behind than before, un- 

 lefs that he is apt to cut oftener in the Place firfl 

 mentioned. 



Some of our ancient Farriei-s advife the tying up Tying up 

 of the Thigh Veins for the Greafe: But I by nofheThiijh- 

 Means approve of fuch Pradice, it being quite 0P"^^^-'i"g'j^]Je 

 pofite to the Intention of Cure ; feeing that inilead(3pg^^•^^ 

 of tying up or flopping a Vein, they had better an Error, 

 (were it polhble) add another more than there is al- 

 ready, and fo the Blood would circulate more eafily, 

 when there is a Kind of Stagnation in the Limbs. 



I ili.ill not enlarge upon this Head farther than . 

 informing the Reader, that a large Stall, good Bed- 

 ding, clean Feeding, DrelTmg, and E-xercife, along 

 with the Ufe of the cordial Ball with a little Anti- 

 mony in it, \^-ill moll certainly cure the Greafe. 

 But to give a Check to and curb the prefent Evil, 

 turn the Horfe cut in the Day-time in his Cloaths, 

 if he be ufed to Clcathing, and when his Heels are 

 dry and cool, it is a bad Groom, or a worie Mafter 

 that fuffers him to relapfe, except he be fuch a Horfe 

 as cuts intolerably ; if fo, he is not worth my while 

 to mention, farther than to bequeath him a Collar, 

 for he is not ft for the Road. 



Lrji/y, thofe Gentlemen who admire the Diverfi- . 

 en of Hunting, and are hard Riders, fhould take 

 this Piece of Advice along with them, {■v:'z.) that if 

 'tis a young Horfe, and unufed to Leaps, he fnould*' 

 have the greatefl Care imaginable taken to pick cut . 

 all the Thorns, dsff. th.-.t may flick about his Fet- 

 lock-Joints, i5fc. For as young Horfes generally 

 bruft thro' rather than clear their Leaps, they are 

 apt to bang their Legs againfl Stubs, ^c. which, , 

 with the Points of Thorns flicking in the Flelh, : 

 caufe Inflammation and Greafe. Therefore let fuch . 

 I'horns be very carefullv fearched by the Finger, and 



