ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 7I 



Horfes and make tlieir flale red like blood. 

 Wheat is often given to the horfes of the great 

 upon ihe continent ; and it is faid, when PhiUp 

 of Spain was in this country, his Jennets were 

 fed^ upon wheat during a time of fcarcity, 

 which gave great umbrage to ihe people. 



There feems to exifl: no perceptible differ- 

 ence of quality between the while and the 

 black oat, being equal in weight and thiniiefs 

 offhell; thofe, and their being fhort, plump, 

 and free from tail, are their well-known crite- 

 rions of goodnefs ; it is equally well known, 

 they fliould be fome months old when ufed. 

 New beans are improper for Horfes^ fwelling 

 in their maw, and griping them in a very dan- 

 gerous manner. The remedy is to dry them 

 on a kiln. Old beans fliould be fplit, and 

 siven either with bran or cliaff. I fed cart- 

 horfes near feven years upon beans, without 

 finding any detrimental effeft therefrom ; but 

 the horfes laboured exceffive hard. Beans 

 contain more folid nutriment than oats, but of 

 a lefs falubrious nature. 



Grains conflantly ufed, loofen a horfe, and 

 impoverifh his blood ; bran fcours and weakens 

 the entrails ; both of them are good occafional 

 dietetic alteratives. 



Carrots are faid to purify and fweeten the 

 blood, to amend the wind, and to replenidi 

 after tl^e waftings occafioned by difeafe, or in- 



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