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lamenefs which horfcs fuffer In their forc-feef, 

 arifesfrom the feet being kepc too hot and dry. 

 A horfe is never lame from that caufe, in his 

 hind feet, which ftand lowed, and are in the 

 moifteft part; nor does he by choice ftand with 

 his head up-hill. The inconveniency undoubt- 

 edly may be remedied, by letting the horfe 

 have a fmall fold to run in > fo that when rain 

 comes in the fummer, as the litter would be 

 wet, his feet would be moiftened. A horfe 

 will naturally prefer aconveniency of this kind 

 to a ftablej except in wet weather, when he 

 feeks the ftable for Ihelterf or in very hot wea- 

 ther, when the fun and flies become trouble- 

 fome. The tradefman by this means would 

 always have his horfe ready, without the trou^- 

 ble of driving him about the field for fome time 

 before he could catch him : and this bufinefs 

 may be done in many inftances by the trades- 

 man's apprentice, without the expence of keep- 

 ing a fervant; or if done by the mafter himfelf, 

 it would be exercife to keep him from grow- 

 ing fat. 



In fuch grazing land as is intended for the 

 purpofe of feeding cattle, a few iheep are ab- 



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