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about the same distance, will lose spirit, 

 toss His head up and down, as if fatigued, 

 lop his ears, require the touch of the whip, 

 every little while, to prevent his lagging, 

 and move reluctant, as " the whining 

 school-boy, creeping like snail unwillingly 

 to school," — and instead of sweating on 

 his neck, shoulders and flanks, as in the 

 former case, will sweat profusely all over, 

 and to such a degree as to have forced 

 upon us the practice of clipping and singe- 

 ing, as before mentioned. On stopping, it 

 suggests the necessity of a blanket, which 

 is never needed in the case of the first- 

 mentioned horse, who can stop after a drive 

 in the cold air with perfect impunity. I 

 have seen my own horse,and he was a high- 

 strung and nervous animal, stand an hour 



