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mals, who are very apt to sprawl about, and go on with 

 all sorts of " calfish" tricks, when they are in front du- 

 ring the first part of a race. Some horses, however, will 

 never run kindly, unless they are leading. 



With orders to force the running, the jockey should 

 accurately judge the pace, so that his mount will have 

 just enough left in him to make an effort at the finish, 

 in the event of being collared. 



When a jockey finds that his horse can go no faster 

 than he is galloping at the time being, he should, 

 almost invariably, take a pull at him, if only for half a 

 dozen strides, in order to give the animal a chance of 

 " coming again," which he could not do, were he not eased 

 off for a moment. Exceptions to this would be, when 

 the jockey is quite near home, has the lead and finds he 

 can keep it; and, when the horse is one of the jady 

 sort that will not stand his mouth being touched. 



As a rule, light weights ought to make the running, 

 especially if the ground be heavy, for then, weight tells 

 far more than on a light course. 



The longer the distance the more will weight tell. 



Horses with high action act best on a hill; while those 

 with upright pasterns are unsuited to go down one. 



Horses with oblique pasterns generally go well on hard 

 ground, which is most trying to those with upright ones 

 on account of the greater jar. A horse with weak hocks 

 is most unsuited to face a hill. 



Horses with large, broad feet will generally act best 

 through " dirt" or sand, from the mechanical advantage 

 they have over those with small feet. 



The generality of hard determined pullers are done 



