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allow him but three. Where a man, from mis- 

 taken kindness, fights for what he conceives to be 

 his horses' due, I should rather applaud than 

 blame him ; I should merely use precaution to 

 prevent bad eyes, asthma, or broken wind (the 

 almost certain effects of repletion and obesity) 

 coming into my stable. 



Notwithstanding my fear of this, and having 

 named what I consider, under ordinary circum- 

 stances, a fair allowance of provender for horses, 

 I am aware I have to mention beans, malt, bran, 

 and carrots as adjuncts to such feeding: with 

 some horses these are absolutely necessary, but 

 are little additional expenses, easily calculated, 

 whether in occasional or daily use. 



Beans. 



I These are an article of food, that were in much 

 greater vogue formerly than they now are; in 

 fact, our grandfathers considered no horse could 

 work without them. Many certainly cannot, yet 

 many in certain work would be materially injured 

 by them. Of the latter I should instance horses 

 doing very fast work, but of short continuance. 

 With such they are heating, and by no means un- 

 likely to produce fever and indigestion ; whereas, 

 to horses having to undergo long-continued 

 fatigue, and particularly if exposed to inclemency 

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