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horse is travelling, or engaged in severe labour, 

 this is judicious; some horses, indeed, when ac- 

 customed to them, will refuse their oats without 

 them. Whenever they are given, they ought to 

 be split : old horses often cannot masticate them, 

 and young horses, when hungry, will not take the 

 trouble. One or two handfuls in a quartern of 

 oats are quite sufficient. With this allowance of 

 corn, I should never fill the rack above once 

 in four-and-twenty hours. A gentleman, distin- 

 guished for his practical knowledge of farming in 

 all its branches, but who will not allow me to 

 mention his name, has recommended me to give 

 my horses daily half-a-peck of the first year's 

 shoots of French furze, well bruised ; he commends 

 it as highly improving to the coat, and generally 

 favourable to the condition of the animal. I have 

 never tried it, but I have such implicit confidence 

 in the judgment of my friend, that I have no 

 hesitation in advising a trial. If I were at liberty 

 to mention his name, it would carry far greater 

 weight than my opinion. 



A horse is usually stinted in his water, except 

 at night ; on what principle I cannot discover. 

 Immediately before violent exercise, much water 

 is injurious : but a horse will only drink to excess, 

 when he has been long deprived of water; if he 



