94 The Farrter'j Ne'ju Guide. Ch. XXVII. 



crs, for by that Means their Blood is, for the mod part, 

 grofs and vifcid, and palles with fome Difficulty through the 

 fmall Veflels of the Lungs, which being alio frequently 

 prefs'd by a full Stomach, will not only occahon Purlivc- 

 nefs, but fomeiimes a Cough ; yet as fuch are very apt to 

 turn broken-winded, they fhould be kept to fpare and clean 

 Feeding, or have conftant and daily Exercife. 



Moft young Horfes that have been habituated to Eafe, 

 will blow upon the leaft Exercife, efpecially if they be 

 fat; and that proceeds alfo from a thick and plentiful 

 Blood j but it is very well known, that if fuch Horfes are 

 rot over- labour'd while in this Condition, but by Degrees 

 hardcn'd and inur'd to Exercife, thofe Symptoms will Ibon 

 vanifhi and if the Helps of Phyfick are required, their Dif- 

 orders may fpeedily be remov'd by Bleeding, and very mo- 

 derate Scouring. 



Horfes that are poor, and in a low Condition, when 

 they are exercifed beyond their Strength and Feeding, will 

 alfo heave and labour as if they were broken- winded ; as 

 alfo thofe that have been fick, or lie under fome Diftem- 

 per that wraftes their vital Spirits, though their Lungs are 

 perfedly found ; or if an Horfe has had any immoderate 

 Difcharges by Blood or Dung, any of thofe will caufe a 

 Horfe to heave and labour for Breath, as if he was brokcn- 

 Tvinded : But as in all thefe Cafes this feeming Oppreflion 

 proceeds only from a Scarcity of Blood and Spirits, there 

 not being what is fufficient to aftuate and elevate the Lungs 

 and Cheft, the Symptoms wear off by good Care and 

 Feeding, 



And Laflly\ We may obfery;e fome Horfes that have no 

 inward Infirmity, blow and wheeze, from an Imperfection 

 in the Pallages between the Mouth and Nofe, which hap- 

 pens the more readily to Horfes, as they draw in and ex- 

 pel their Breath chieiiy at the Nofe ; but that Imperfedion 

 is eafily diftinguifhed, for albeit his Flanks move like a 

 broken-winded Horfe, while he is in Action, yet as foon 

 as he is ftopp'd, that Agitation goes oft", and nothing far- 

 ther is to be taken Notice of in his Breathing, but what is 

 natural. And there are fome Horfes fnort- winded from 

 the Narrownefs of their Chell, which is plainly difcern- 

 able as often as they are put to gallop, or to any Labour, 

 But where that Defedt proceeds from fome Imperfedion 

 of the Lungs, it is eaiily enough diltinguiflied ; becaufe in 

 all Cafes where the Lungs are hurt, tho' a Horfe 's Flanks 



will 



