98 EQUITATION AND HORSE TRAINING. 



Regulate the walk and trot carefully, and have the 

 horse perfectly calm at these two p;aits. 



Never use the extended trot. 



Accustom the horse not to pull, so that he will not 

 waste part of his strength fighting the hand. 



The morning of the race, massage the tendons; rub 

 both tendons and joints with a fatty substance, such as 

 vaseline; if the race is in the morning, feed little grain, 

 about 1 or 2 quarts. 



During the race the periods at a trot should be con- 

 siderably shorter than during training, in order to avoid 

 winding the horse. Dismount as often as possible, 

 especially going up and down hill. Do not be afraid to 

 water in moderate quantities once or several times on 

 the road; there is no danger if you do not take too fast 

 a gait just after watering. 



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