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be shod thus, the ground about him is usually covered with 

 sacks, to break the force of his fall ; but these the artist has 

 not thought it necessary to depict. 



Broken-winded horses require regular work, and 

 regular feeding. A generous diet, composed of oats, beans, 

 and barley, will be very good for them ; and in place of 

 hay give about six pounds of wheaten straw every alternate 

 day, with carrots very frequently. 



Veterinary Quacks. — No man has a right to be called 

 a veterinary surgeon who has not a diploma. A pretender 

 may assume the name — often does, in fact — but quackery 

 soon expires. 



When a Horse clears his Nostrils immediately on 

 .being pulled up, it is a sign that he has wind enough to go 

 both further and faster in his next gallop. When a minute 

 elapses the pace may still be increased, though not much ; 

 but when two minutes go over without the expected snort, 

 it is a proof that the exercise has been a little too hard 

 for the animal's condition. Remember, when exercising a 

 young one, that you must not take too much out of him. 

 Frequent protrusion of the muzzle is a sign that distress is 

 at hand, and a settled thrusting forward of it shows that 

 the horse is at very nearly all that he can do. 



Restlessness in horses — or temper, as many call it — 

 is more frequently noticeable in summer than in winter 

 time, and is caused by the troublesome flies which stick all 



