On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:54:18 +0000, JNugent
wrote:

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"feed the horses of or belonging to any hackney carriage in any street,
road or common passage, save only with corn out of a bag, or with hay
which he shall hold or deliver with his hands".
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Rather there was a prohibition on feeding a cab-horse except by handing straw direct to
the animal or by feeding it "corn from a bag" whilst on the highway.

You've been on that IAM course, haven't you?

The one where you learn that wisps of straw will tell you there's a
hay wagon round the corner?

Horses can't eat straw.

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Ian D