water appear on each side of these wooden fences, so that water poured 

 into theni will serve both paddocks. 



A transverse partition is thrown across the paddock at a little distance 

 from the stable, by which a convenient stable yard is formed for enclosiiig 

 them in, if necessary. The racks and mangers of these stables are of the 

 most simple construction, that the colts, however wild, camiot hurt 

 themselves with them; the doors are made of a good width, and the 

 door posts are provided with roUers turning on an axis perpendicularly, 

 that the young horses rushing into the stable should not hurt theirhips or 

 Shoulders. To pass with safety from one paddock to the other, double 

 doors are also provided in the partitions with a space between them, that 

 the horses should not rush through, one door being closed before the 

 other is opened. 



On the opposite side of the Kingston road, in Bushy Park, are also 

 similar plots of ground partitioned or walled off, but considerably larger, 

 for the brood mares, each paddock containing about three acres of grass 

 land. By such an arrangement, horses may be reared with tolerable 

 certainty and perfection, and the expence and trouble will be amply 

 repaid, as well by the superior value of the horse, as by the satisfaction 

 that must attend his use. 



After this digression, we conclude the chapter, by again reverting to the 

 Foot,in observing what may perhaps appear almost unnecessary, that there 

 islittlecause forinterferenceduring the growth of this part, as nature will best 

 perform her own work, a brokeii hoof may require to be rounded with 

 the rasp, or a weak frog may want the dressing we have before described, 

 but he that does more, may do mischief: this I speak in the painful recol- 

 lection of an instance of shameful ignorance in a Veterinarian, who offi- 

 ciously cut out the feet of a numerous stud of young horses belonging to 

 a Nobleman in Devonshire, in order, as he stated " to open the heels :" the 

 consequence of which was, that many of this stud became miserably 

 disfigured and foundered. For the Foot will best extend of its own 

 accord, and the contracted state of the colts foot has no relation what- 

 ever to that which proceeds from the effects of shoeing. 



This present division of the subject, which relates to the raising the 

 foot to its greatest perfection, might, by way of distinction from other 

 matter respecting this part, usefally receive the name Eupodologia or 

 Eupodology, from luiroSus, beautiful footed; and the next section as it 



