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during ihe winter, as many bad consequences 

 may arise from it. During iiot weather, when 

 tlie roads are dry and dusty, allow a horse to 

 drink a small quantity of water now and then, 

 while on the road; this not only refreshes him 

 considerabl}^, hut has the "useful edect of cool- 

 ing and moistening his hoofs, as he will gene- 

 rfdlv be made to stand in the water whde 

 drinking, nor is there the least danger to be 

 apprehended from it, unless he is rode very 

 liard immediately before or after. In winter 

 he should never be taken into the water if it 

 can be avoided convenientlv. 



Should the horse appear dull and lose his 

 appetite, let him be bled moderately, and take 

 a dose of nitre with a bran mash; this, with 

 a little rest, will soon recover him. It is a com- 

 mon practice, wlion this happens, to give cor- 

 dials, which are very improper, and often do 

 much injury to the animal, by bringing on a 

 fever. Some horses are particularly subject 

 10 the flatulent colic or gripes; this is often 

 the case with ci'ib'biters; on such occasions it 

 is advisable to be always provided with a re- 

 med V, and, as a ball is the most convenient form, 

 I have given a recipe for the purpose. (See 

 Flaiulcnt Colic or Gripes.) A suppression of 



