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becomes mere luxurious. Idleness brings on a 

 redundency of the fluids, and a congestion of 

 that perspirable matter, thrown olF by exercise. 



When this therefore is detained in the body, 

 it will prove a stimulus to many general and lo- 

 cal diseases. I liave seen it verified in many in- 

 stances of gentlemen's horses, who afford them 

 leisure, and are not careful to apply that excel- 

 lent substitute friction, or currying. 



I now find a necessity of changing my advice, 

 aiid advocating the wretchedness of those ani- 

 mals, whose silent groans demand our commis- 

 seration. 



Horses cannot travel through heat and rain, 

 over the sandy heath or rocky mountain, insen- 

 sible as the chariot to which he is harnessed. 

 The rider should make his stages, as the difficul- 

 ty of the way and strength of the animal indicates. 

 His limbs should be rubbed with a brush or 

 woollen cloth, to prevent their growing stiff and 

 sw^elling ; he should not be permitted to drink 

 till cool, and in dusty weather his hay should be 

 sprinkled with water, and his grain soaked at all 

 seasons of the year. But these remarks w ill more 

 properly occur, when I shall give directions for 

 travelling horses. 



All I need say further in this place is, consid- 

 er what your beast is capable of performing, and 

 the keeping you bestov/ on him ; then require 

 no more than reason exacts, and you may expect 

 a long and faithful servant. 



A REMARK OR TWO ON STABLES. 



The stabling of horses in the country, re- 

 quires but few directions, their stables in gtiicral 

 being capacious enough for a free circulation of 

 air, w hich is as necessarv for a horse, as for the hu- 



