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after cantering side by side for a few yards. Owing 

 to the great care taken in training horses, very few 

 false starts occur. The races are very often for long 

 distances, four miles or a league being the average, 

 although of course with young horses the distance 

 is shorter. The Indian method of breaking colts is 

 similar to that of the Guachos ; they are, however, 

 more gentle with their horses, and consequently 

 break them better. 



