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of burning the excess or excreting it in 

 any way, packs it up for future use, and 

 in this way renders it harmless. 



Now this is all very well for a prize ox 

 intended for the shambles or exhibition at 

 a county fair, but the excess of fat is an 

 encumbrance to the horse, by its added 

 weight not only, but a heavy layer of fat 

 under the skin, by its non-conducting 

 properties, keeps in the animal heat, and 

 in one that is driven rapidly is a serious 

 impediment, and requires a more profuse 

 perspiration to preserve the equilibrium 

 of temperature. All practical horsemen 

 know this, and avoid driving a very fat 

 animal at a rapid rate. Horses used for 

 racing are "trained down" by active ex- 

 ercise, to prevent this accumulation, and 



