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ed ; to this cause may be attributed the 

 frequency of his inflammatory complaints, 

 and his most dangerous fevers may often be 

 traced to this source ; hence also originate 

 swellings of the legs, grease, cough, in- 

 flamed eyes, and many other evils. 



If a horse's work is moderate, his diefc 

 should be so likewise ; but when his work is 

 irregular, that is, when he is employed only 

 once or twice a week, and then in hunting, 

 or some violent and long continued exer- 

 cise, his diet must be s.ich as to render him 

 at all times adequate to his work ; above all 

 things, regular exercise in the intermediate 

 daj'S is indispensably requisite. 



Horses that work hard, and constantly, 

 should always be allowed a moderate quan- 

 tity of beans with their oats, but on no oc- 

 casion is barley a proper article of diet.* 



This subject will be found more fully 

 treated of in the Cvmpcinliiim. 



* It is probable that barley may, by proper 

 management, be given to horses without inconve- 

 nience. The stomach should be gradually 

 brought to it, and to render it more easy of 

 digestion, it should be coarsely ground, or merely 

 broken and mixed with an, equal quantity of 

 bran. 



