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fuch cafe, a remedy to repel the difcharge 

 w^ould foon be found much worfe than the dif- 

 eale : but there is a badard fpecies of this ge- 

 nus, acquired from bad grooming, and fuflTer- 

 ing particles of grit and dirt to lodge in the 

 aperture of the frog ; another more frequent 

 caufe flill, is the cutting and trimming, or rather 

 deftroying the frog, by common fhoers, whence 

 the cleft is diftended, and an acrimonious dif- 

 charge enfucs. The remedies are frequent ab- 

 lutions, with a good lather of old ftrong foap, 

 detergents and ftyptics ; and, above all, encou- 

 raging the full natural growth of the frog, from 

 which not an atom fhould be pared, excepting 

 what is ragged or decayed. 



It is beneficial, in general, to take off the 

 fhoes of a horfe which is neceflitared to ftand 

 long in the fiable, and does no work ; the 

 growth of the cruft, and the enlargement of the 

 heels, is thereby promoted. 



I pals to the care of the Furniture and 

 Trappings. The bits and flirrup-irons are 

 polifhed, not plated, which is unfafhionable. 

 They are befl kept in order by being inftantly 

 rubbed clean after ufe, and placed in a dry fitu- 

 ation ; fo (hall very little, either of oil or fcour- 

 ing paper be found, neceffary. -Lazy and Uo- 

 venly fellows, will take the bridle from a 

 horfe 's mouth, and giving the bits an apology 

 for a wipe, daub them over half an inch thick 



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