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strain laid on his fore-legs. This is the 

 great perfection in all horses' actions. 

 All of them go from their hinder parts, but 

 very few go completely on their hinder parts; 

 no hunter can go through deep ground 

 unless he does ; and no horse, which goes 

 differently, can be used on the road with 

 safety to your neck. 



hLscs^'"^ I once knew a most valuable horse 



killed by nicking his tail ; it mortified. The 

 surest method is to give him a dose of 

 physic the morning before the operation 

 is performed, and at least one dose more 

 the third da)^ 



Of sore barks J^ thc British Lcdou Cavalry, in Ame- 



in a Regiment ~ J ' 



«t Cavalry, ^.j^^^ ^^,^ j^^^l ^^ ^^^^ backs ; for a blanket, six 

 or eight times doubled, was always laid on 

 the horse's back, under the saddle. All our 

 cavalry, on service, should have a blanket, 

 eight times doubled, under the saddle. It is 

 of great utility ; for, with care, you never 

 will have a horse with a sore back ; and, 

 at night, the man may draw it from under 

 the saddle, and cover himself with it ; thus 

 he will have two blankets to cover himself 

 But road-horses, and waggon-horses too, 

 frequently have sore backs, 



