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482&#93; 482] HOR dressing grain j and also by soiling horses with lucerne, tares, or clo- ver, instead of turning them out to grass in the summer; for, if they be well littered, the dunghill will nearly repay the expence of their maintenance. — See also the articles Furze, and Linseed. The management of horses, af- ter having performed the labour of the day, is a matter of equal mo- ment with their feeding ; and, as considerable expence has injudici- ously been incurred, by erecting elegant stables, we propose the following practice to the consider- ation of the rural economist. Jt consists, simply, in forming a small yard provided with a shed that is open in the front, and furnished with racks, as well as a pump and cistern placed in one of the corners. A superstructure of this kind, if well littered, is in every respeft preferable to a stable, and will preserve horses in better health, without requiring any other curry- ing or dressing, than is usually given by farmers' servants. The utility and convenience of such a yard have been fully evinced by a patriotic nobleman, the Earl of Darlington, who has followed this practice with great success for several years, and observed, that horses thus ma.iaged, not only are more healthy than in stables, but at the same time able to work well, even after the age of twenty years. The diseases of horses are various ; but as we trea* of them in their al- phabetical series, we shall here only offer a few hints to the pro- prietors of these useful animals, by which many disorders i>.ay Le easi- ly prevent i ■'. In all fresh wounds, the princi- pal objects of attention arc, to keep them clean, and protect thcrulrom the air ; but, if any swellings or local humours arise, o>' the skin be bruised without being broken, they will be effectually removed, by ap- plying Goulakd's mixture, which is prepared by adding two tea- spoonfuls of extract of lead, and one large spoonful of strong cam- phorated brandy, to a pint of wa- ter ; the whole is to be well shaken, together, and set apart for use. There are many diseases in which clysters are an excellent remedy ; but they are frequently adminis- tered with so little skill, by means of the common clyster-pipes, that they are of no service. Hence it will be useful to procure a pipe made of pewter, the body of which should be larger and longer than a qQart pot : at one end let a handle be fixed, and at the other a tube which lessens gradually, in the same manner as a common squirt. This will absorb a pint or quart of any preparation, and discharge it with proper force. Numerous disorders, however, arise from excessive labour ; and the injudicious application of ill- formed shoes. To remedy this se- rious evil, the attention of farriers has lately been directed towards the improvement of horse-shoes, and the invention of such as may prevent pain, and render this va- luable animal sure-footed. We shall, therefore, take notice of the different patents that have been granted for this purpose, under the article Shoe. We have already observed, that the English horses are eminently adapted to the different purposes of agriculture. The breeds of cart- horses, which deserve more parti- cular alt; ntion, are the large black on- IT.- : in the counties of York and Northampton, and the sort-Is, for wluch the sandy trait of land in the