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CHAPTER IX. 



Condition. 



By the term Condition is to be understoocT 

 not merely a fat and sleek appearance in a 

 horse ; it implies also a proper degree of vioonr, 

 by which he is enabled to perform extraordinary 

 labour, without being too much fatigued. 

 Every defect with respect to condition m.ust 

 originate either in disease, or in bad ffroomimr. 

 Under the latter head must be comprehended 

 feeding, exercise, and the general managemenf 

 of the stable: the former will include various 

 disorders, which will be concisely described, 

 and the most elYectual means pomted out for 

 their removal. 



In treating of the anatomy and physiology 

 of the internal organs, an explanation has been 

 ^iven of that curious process by which the 

 body is nourished, and enabled to perform its 

 •various functions with regularity. Thence it 

 will appear, that in order to produce tliut de- 



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