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hour or two, especially in the early Spring, if so it is 

 liable to bring on cramp in the legs, but after the animal 

 gets accustomed to it, the time may gradually be 

 increased to six hours out of the twenty-four. When a 

 horse is undergoing this treatment it ought not to be 

 worked, but turned out to grass. It is wonderful how 

 Nature recovers itself when horses are turned out. 



Some people say they do not like to turn horses out 

 unless it is on damp ground. Naturally when the ground 

 is damp it is better, for the animal's feet, but it must be 

 remembered the dew begins to come upon the grass even 

 in ihe longest days of June, between seven and eight 



