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The proprietor of such horses should always, 

 be proYided with the following cordial, which 

 should be given, not only when the looseness 

 and weakness actually are present, but at any 

 time when considerable exertion is required 

 of him. If he be wanted for a journey, or a 

 day's Imnt, let him have a ball a little before 

 he sets off, and another when he returns. If 

 the horse be very young, it reay be wortli 

 while to attempt a radical cure, by a long run 

 at grass. Horses of this description require 

 great attention from the s^room : thev should 

 never be exposed to the air without clothes, 

 unless in the hot days of summer. Their 

 water should be always at summer tempera- 

 ture, and given inr small quantities often. 

 Their food should be easy of digestion, their . 

 oats and beans o-iven iii a broken or bruised 

 state, and their daily allowance should be di- 

 vided into four or five feeds. Their hay 

 should be of the best quality : mow-burnt hay 

 is particularly injurious. A brisk circulation 

 should be kept up iji the skin and extremities,, 

 by frequent wisping the body, and hand- 

 jubbing the legs. Moderate exercise is neces- 

 sary ; and the horse should iilvy.ays be iittended. 



