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has been doing before he came into your 

 hands it is impossible to lay down anything 

 like hard-and-fast rules. I can only give 

 you the general hint by reminding you of the 

 old saying : "It is not the miles we travel, 

 but the pace that kills." That should be 

 always ringing in your head when you are 

 training your horse for military work. You 

 won't overwork him as long as you keep 

 slow, and notice how he gradually begins to 

 sweat less freely and show anxiety for 

 faster work as he gets more and more fit. 

 A horse enjoys his work, and you should keep 

 him out of doors as long as you can. Two 

 hours every morning and half an hour in the 

 afternoon is my training-stable rule, but you 

 ought, if you can, get your horse able to do 

 three hours every morning, varying the work, 

 walking, now trotting, now leading him, 

 occasionally a slow steady canter, and then 

 his head down to pick grass. 



This last, by the way, is one of the little 

 things that tells with a horse. He likes 

 being made much of, and I strongly advise 



