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jcontinued walking. Neither their health nor their 

 strength are impaired unless these practices are carried to 

 excess. When much reduced they are peevish and irrita- 

 ble, but perhaps not less courageous than usual. Many 

 of them are naturally lean, but some recover their weight 

 very rapidly when the course of training is left off*. Nei- 

 ther their health, nor their continuance of life appear to 

 be affected by this practice. 



Mr. Robsou, an eminent trainer at Newmarket, gave 

 in substance the following information respecting race 

 horses. 



The perfection of a race horse consists in his wind, Method of 

 which is innate in their breed, and degenerates when framing race 

 mixed or crossed with other horses. It is observed some- course. 

 times that the other species of horses go nearly or quite as , The running 



r J. j.^ ^ ^ • J r r. ^ ± ^x. horse IS of a su- 



lastas the slower kind of race horse, but they very soon r,a:iot race. 

 tire for want of wind, whilst the running horse has the 

 peculiar merit, from his wind, of bearing fatigue so much Exercise,clean- 

 better than any other breed of horses. The perfection hncss and good 

 depends on their parentage and on the female most. The ^^^tutT the^ 

 foal must have corn during its rearing, otherwise it \vi\\ treatment. 

 not grow in proportion, but grow lean in the haunches. 

 Different individuals of the same family will greatly differ 

 in their natural constitution. Good size, with strength 

 and symmetry of form, are essential to the running horse ; 

 but the most essential qualities are activity in speed, and 

 good wind. With regard to form, he should be broad, 

 deep, and have great declivity in his shoulders, his thighs 

 let down very low, the hocks stand far behind and from 

 him, thence downwards to the next joint, short, &c. large 

 bones arc preferred. Each sex is alike for speed, but the 

 horse bears fatigue better. The foal is kept in grass fields 

 'in the state of nature till broke, and well fed with corn, as 

 he will eat it, and with hay where grass is scarce. The 

 training is began at two years and a half. Soft meal is a 

 cooling food, but laxative and injurious when horses are 

 at hurrying work. 



Race horses are purged two or three times a year ; each phyeic, food, 

 course, perhaps three doses preparatory to their getting &c- ^^^ race 

 their training exercise. Mild physic which has no ten- °^^^^' 

 denry to weaker, is made use of. (I suppose this to mean 



a moderate 



