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put on any violent exercife, when he has 

 a belly full of meat or water : move him 

 gently at firft, and he will naturally mend 

 his pace. 



It is obvious to every one, what care 

 fhould be taicen of a horfe after violent 

 exercife, that he cools not too fad, and 

 drinks no cold water, i£c, for which 

 reafon we fliall wave particular direc- 

 tions. 



The ufual method of feeding coach- Bran and 

 horfes on the road, by givino; them bran beans, 

 with a few beans before their oats, is not^^^"^ 

 amifs ; becaufe their work makes them 

 perfpire fo much, that without fomething 

 of this kind, they v/ould be faint, or ape 

 To grow coftive. The bran keeps their 

 body open, and the leans prevent its fcour- 

 ing, which horfes of weak bowels are fub- 

 jeft to on a journey. 



Moll horfes fed for fale, have the in- Horfes 

 terftices of their mufcles fo filled with fat, "^*iy 

 that their true fhapes are hardly known. ^'^"^^.^ 

 ror which realon, a horje, jliii come je^Iers, 

 out of the dealer's hands, fliould at firfl: how to be 

 be gently ufed. He ought to lofe blood, managGd. 

 and have his diet lowered, though not too 

 much : walking exercife is mod proper 

 at firft, two hours in a day •, in a week 



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