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morning's work. They should then be allowed 

 to have their heads down to nibble the grass — 

 and it is extraordinary how soon they get to 

 know that galloping is over and how settled down 

 they become ; often the most fractious animal 

 grows quite placid and walks home in a manner 

 altogether different from that in which he came 

 out. The thing is to induce them to look on 

 the training ground as a place of recreation, and 

 not as a place where their energies are constantly 

 being severely taxed ; and it is also most desirable 

 to vary the locality to which they are taken as 

 much as possible, so that they do not work over 

 the same ground day after day and week after 

 week. 



They are taken slowly back to their stable, led 

 by a slow walker, so as to allow the young ones 

 to move leisurely instead of being hurried along 

 in order to keep up with the one in front ; and 

 before being put in their stalls and boxes they 

 should be allowed a roll in the sand bath, a re- 

 creation which they enjoy enormously, so much 

 so that some of them have often to be dragged 

 off in order to allow their turn to those who are 

 waiting and pawing anxiously in anticipation of 

 their chance. One of my horses has to have 

 his saddle removed on the edge of the sand, as 



