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constitutioned, or flighty ; for these large car- 

 cased strong horses, especially just at that age, 

 of five, six, or seven, throw up flesh so quickly 

 that their legs would be in danger, from the 

 great work and sweating required, to draw them 

 out fine. You must endeavour, therefore, at 

 the end of condition (if your object is the turf ) 

 to have more or less flesh on him, according 

 to circumstances. 



Presuming, then, that he has been enjoying 

 the cool pendal, devoid of heavy jhools ; that 

 his feet are well open at the heels ; that he is 

 to escape the antiquated and prejudicial drastic 

 purgative balls, now that he is in good condition, 

 and that you have full three months before the 

 races, commence with one mild drench of physic 

 — the high feeding, and strong exercise, about to 

 be pursued, render this indispensably requisite, 

 as a safeguard against the numerous little ailings 

 that are so apt to arise and cause an overthrow. 

 In accordance, therefore, with the universally 

 adopted precept, that " no horse can run with- 

 out physic,'"* give the aloes and Epsom salts, 

 &c. ;* and if he belongs to any of the first enu- 

 merated class, under " Difference of Form," 

 he should not purge more than six or seven 

 times, and he must have nothing but walking 



* See " Physioking." 



