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The cooling effect of a current of air is 

 proportionate to its velocity, which is a fact we 

 should bear in mind with horses which are 

 placed in draughty situations. 



During winter on board ship in temperate 

 climates, like that of England, a healthy horse 

 will hardly ever require more clothing than a 

 woollen rug or a kersey quarter sheet. In 

 and approaching the tropics all clothing should 

 as a rule be removed, except perhaps now and 

 then when a clipped horse is exposed to a 

 strong breeze at night. With a large number 

 of horses at sea we should be careful to keep 

 the amount of clothing at a minimum, because 

 the presence of even the lightest clothing will 

 more or less check excretion from the skin, 

 and will consequently throw increased labour 

 on the lungs, which are the organs most 



