On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 1
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The Importance of Stables
All diseases are more curable at their commencement than after they have become chronic or been wrongly treated. A stable with a damp and smooth floor will spoil the best hoof which nature can give. To secure the best type of stable yard, I would suggest to take and throw down loosely four or five wagon loads of pebbles. Each as large as can be grasped in the hand, and about a pound in weight.
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