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"above itself" in condition, and al- 

 though pace and action are by no 

 means incompatible, experience goes 

 to show that the animal which is 

 continually driven at a fast pace in- 

 variably loses a great deal of its 

 action. This fact is proved by a visit 

 to the showyards. The horses which 

 turn up again and again as winners 

 are those which are in high condition, 

 and it will be noticed that they are 

 always driven in a collected manner. 

 " Pace brings down the knee action " 

 is an old stable saying, which, unlike 

 some sayings emanating from the 

 same quarter, is perfectly true. 



