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so soon as his corn is finished, and take him 

 gently home, provided the distance is not 

 too great to prevent a comfort truly de- 

 sirable to both the horse and his rider. 

 In this recommendation I feel myself per- 

 fectly justified, not, only upon the experi- 

 meiital advantage of frequently taking my 

 horse (in the ^v'ay I have described) upwards 

 of twenty miles to his own stall, w^hich has 

 been niy invariable practice for more than 

 twenty years, but the flattering gratification 

 to observe many of my friends as regularly 

 follow the example. 



No infectious solicitations, that so con- 

 stantly seduce others to an immediate partici- 

 pation of table comforts, ever have the most 

 trifling weight in the scale of my determi- 

 nation ; dedicated entirely to the safety 

 of my horse, no moment is unnecessarily 

 wasted till he is '' rewarded according to his 

 deserts," and safely lodged in his own stable, 

 beyond the probable reach of danger ; w^here, 

 upon his arrival, (whether after a long or 

 short return from either a severe or mode-- 

 rate chase) the mode of management is cri- 

 tically the same \ his legs and feet are not- 



