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ftandard, or general criterion, cannot be fup- 

 pofed to be held critically correct with all 

 horfes, without diftindion ; as there are many 

 that will confequently bear much more labour 

 and fatigue, from greater bodily ftrength, 

 inherent fpirit, or conftitutional ftamina, than 

 others that fall very far fhort in conftant 

 work and execution, from a want of thofe 

 perfedions {q truly valuable in horfes of the 

 former dcfcription. 



x\s I have before faid, exercife, in all its 

 ^particulars tii manner^ dijtance, and duration, 

 muft be entirely regulated by contingent re- 

 flecftions upon the health, Jlate, and condition^ 

 of the fabjedl ; fo it muft be perfedly clear, 

 that the recommendation of certain exercife 

 to horfes in a high ftate of health and con-^ 

 dition, cannot be fuppofed to extend. to thofe 

 under phyfic, or in different ftates of, or 

 recovery from, difeafe : fuch muft unavoid- 

 ably receive judicious regulations from the 

 parties concerned ; as the kind of daily ex- 

 ercife we now have in contcm.plation, only 

 appertains to horfes in health, th e eferva- 

 tion of V. hich is the prefent objedl of con- 



fideration. 



