STAYING POWER AND ENDURANCE. 365 



over- weighted. It is evident that a genuine stayer 

 will be capable of appearing to advantage in a " go- 

 as-you-please " task ; for he will possess all the good 

 points of the other, with better organs of breathing. 

 The small amount of extra weight (on account of 

 increased length and rotundity of the back ribs) which 

 stayers have to carry, will be more than compensated 

 by the larger space allowed for their digestive organs. 

 As a rule, in proportion to their respective sizes, small 

 horses will stay better, and will be capable of enduring 

 more fatigue, than big horses. The reason for this appears 

 to be that the former have more vitality than the latter, 

 on account of the rate of the circulation of their blood 

 being quicker. 



I need not point out the advantages of good action in 

 the present connection. 



