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bodily strength, and unless you are very anxious to sleigh- 

 riae and brush with the boys, you have no need to ch'p 

 him. I would not indulge in speeding him at all during 

 the Winter, as he will have all the fast Avork he wants 

 when Springtime comes. A horse wintered in the man- 

 ner I have indicated, can be made " June fast," if you 

 need the speed thus early. While you are passing the 

 Winter months, subscribe for one or more of the Weekly- 

 Journals of the country, of which there are a number, to. 

 wit: Turf, Field and Farm, Spirit of the Times, of New 

 York, or the W^estern Sportsman, of Indianapolis, or the 

 Chicago Horseman and Dunton's Spirit of the Turf, pub- 

 lished in Chicago, all of which are interesting reading, 

 and devoted to the interests of Horsemen throughout the 

 World. No Horseman can read either of these papers 

 without learning something of value to him, beside enter- 

 taining him during the leisure hours at home. Any ques- 

 tion you may desire to ask of any of the foregoing jour- 

 nals respecting the treatment for various complaints that 

 horses, as well as other domestic animals, are subject to, 

 will be answered through their columns by a competent 

 Veterinarian employed for that purpose, free of charge, 

 which many times is very convenient, especially if you 

 reside at a point remote from a Veterinary Surgeon's 

 place of business, and also a saving in expense. No 

 trotter or pacer should be allowed to lay on a superabun- 

 dance of fat in Winter, as it will have to be removed, and 

 this must be accomplished at the expense of the legs, 

 largely. But a horse can b-i allowed to lay on some fat, 

 it helps him to keep warm, and when time comes to shed 

 his coat in Spring, the fat will be there to assist nature in 

 the reproduction of the new coat. I should never clip a 

 horse designed to be campaigned the following season. 



