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the animal room for his play and motions. 

 You must not bear too hard on the bit, but 

 kt the horse have his head freely, if it be 

 wished to keep him on his full speed : but if it 

 is intended to save him for a push at the end 

 of a heat, it will be necessary to keep him in 

 by main force, particularly if he be fiery and 

 mettlesome. It may be observed, that in rac- 

 ing, the horse which goes off last at starting 

 often ccmcs in first, as a judicious jockey will 

 lead off coolly, keeping near his antagonist, 

 and preserving his horse's speed for exertion 

 the last half or quarter of a mile. This, is 

 esteemed the best judgment and jockey ship, in 

 a long course, for if the rider permits his horse 

 to go off too freely he v/ill not be able to keep 

 his wind the length of the course.: but for a 

 short distance, near the winning post, he may 

 push him as hard as lie pleases. 



Galloping is a pace little used, except In 

 racing, which is the quickest gallop, and an 

 hunting, which does not shake the horsey on 

 account of its being on the turf 5 but scarcely 

 ever on the road, as it would shake the horse's 

 shoulders, and greatly injure him. Canteripg, 

 however, is a common pace on the highway. 



