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of the concomitants of sweating. The removal of the fat 

 in the cavities formed by the lapping or crossing of the 

 muscles is a question of time, and much injury would re- 

 sult from attempting to get rid of it sooner than is pru- 

 dent. It must never be completely eradicated, as there 

 must not only be a sufficiency left for lubrication, but a 

 surplus that will meet any extra call that exertion, pro- 

 tracted longer than we looked for, will entail. As the fat 

 is wasted, there ought to be a proportional increase of 

 muscle, which will invariably be the case if the minutiae 

 of training have been carefully attended to. 



Sweating under clothes has also a local effect. This is 

 an advantage which no other system of depletion can 

 boast of, and the benefits of which can hardly be over- 

 estimated. If it were otherwise, we would be compelled 

 to bring one part of the horse's body much lower than we 

 would like it, in order that some other part might be in a 

 situation to stand the effects of fast work. To exemplify 

 this, we will instance the effects of sweating on the neck, 

 chest, and loin. The difference in the necks of horses in 

 a natural state is very marked. In one we will find the 

 long, delicate neck, perhaps a little drooping in front of 

 the withers, so small at the junction of the head that you 

 could nearly encircle it with your hands. The next is 

 larger at the shoulders, fuller in the crest, but equally as 

 well cut out in the throttle, and better at the joining of 

 the head. The third is larger everywhere, and short, 

 thicker even at the throat-latch than the first was at the 

 shoulder, with a crest so thick and flabby that it hangs 

 over on one side. The jowls are also covered with meat, 

 and, what is much worse, the space between the jaws is 

 also filled with flesh and enlarged glands. 



While size may be a measure of power in other parts 

 of the body, an overgrown neck is a sure mark of inability 

 to sustain a fast pace, not alone from interfering with the 



