Book. II. Tl?e Expert Farrier, ^ c 



SECT. 28. F. 



Hippoph. XTU'Hatis tobe adminiflred to a Horfe that for fake 

 eth his meat} 

 Hifpof. There be many caufes that may make a HoiTe to 

 forlake his meat, and yet not be lick at all, and alfo by oc- 

 cafionof iicknefs that either coming upon him, or elfe which 

 hath already feized him. And iirft a Horfe may forfake his 

 meat, and forbear to eat for fome time, no whit lick, as 

 when he fhall linger after Mares, or after Grafs being weary 

 of dry meat : Again, he may forbear his meat, and yet not 

 be lick, by means of fome accident or inconvenience bred in 

 him, or befaln unto him, as by having the Lanjps, Barbs, 

 Giggs, Blifters, Bloody rifts. Tongue hurt, pain in the Teeth, 

 or fome fuch like infirmity in or about his Mouth, thefe may 

 be caufes that may induce him to forbear to cat, and yet the 

 creature not lick, but otherwife healthy and hungry , and 

 fain would feed, but either cannot or dare not. Alfo a 

 Horfe may forfake his meat, being through the inconfide- 

 ratenefs of his keeper cloyed, whereby he doth loath his 

 meat ; fometimes through over Airings morning and even- 

 ing, fometimes again by fuffering him to eat being very hot 

 after great fweating, upon immoderate riding and toyl, or 

 after water or wafhing being very hot. Thefe and many 

 more may be the caufes why a Horfe may forfake his meat, 

 and yet not be lick. And he may alfo forfake his meat, by 

 reafon of Iicknefs enfuing, as upon Colds, Rhumes, and Ca- 

 tarres newly taken, and beginning to be felt upon him : So 

 alfo he may forfake his meat, by reafon of ficknefs which 

 hath already feized him, as in cafe of Glanders, Feavers, Mor- 

 founding Confumptions, Droplie, and the like, whereby it 

 is made moft apparent that he feedeth not becaufe he is al- 

 ready lick. As touching the firft point, if you do perceive 

 him to forfake his meat, and that you cannot eafily find the 

 reafon thereof, then the firll thing you do, fearch his Mouth, 

 Lips and Tongue, and if you do find any thing there amifs, 

 let it be prefentiy amended, but if you cannot find any thing 

 amifs, then examine his Keeper, and if you may j)erceive 



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