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THE HORSE. 



and biting the projections, a trick which often ends in confirmed 

 crib-biting, or wind-sucking. The yards should have two gates, 

 one opening into each separate paddock, so that the one may be 

 shut up, and the otlier left for them to use when turned out, and 

 thus the grass allowed to make head, and a change permitted in 

 the pasture. In the plan, a 1 and a 2 are the two hovels, h 1 

 and h 2 the two yards, c 1 and c 2 the two upper paddocks, and 

 d\ and J 2 those which are used as a change. By closing 

 either of the two gates to the yards, the other will admit the 

 mare and foal to the paddock into which it opens. In all open- 

 timber partitions plenty of hemlock tips should be inserted to 

 make them good, in order to j)rev^ent the foal from slipping in 

 his gallops, and getting hurt, or even cast under the bars. This 

 accident has ruined many a foal, and the only certain preven- 

 tion is to make up all timber fences by the above materials, one 

 or other of which may always be readily procured. 



A certain portion of arable should always be held with the 

 grass land, in order to produce Lucerne, rye, carrots, &c., for 

 early spring feed. It must* be recollected, that the thorougli- 



