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and died on the fpot. Accidents apart, the 

 pradtice is a good one : horfes accuftomed to 

 be coupled in this manner, become, in aftriking 

 mannerj tra(ftable and civil to each other; fo 

 that their feeding and lleeping is not fo much 

 Interrupted, as in theory might be conceived. 



Another practice, fingular I believe to Nor- 

 folk, is that of '' roping" horfes, not only in 

 common-fields but in inclofures : thus, inftead 

 bf turning the horfes loofe into a piece of clo- 

 ver, the practice is to tedder them upon it -, 

 beginning on one fide, arid clearing the herbage 

 as they gOi This is a middle way between 

 foiling and palluring : it faves the expence of 

 hiowing, and carrying to the ftable ; but does 

 tiot eat up the herbage fo clean as foiling does : 

 on the other hand, it is more faving of herbage 

 than pafturing is ; but there is not only trouble 

 ain^ expence, but a degree of rifk, in roping. 



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