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horses upon ; yet I am fully aware it will often happen 

 that from local circumstances, such advantages as 

 I have here pointed out — as to the extent and variety 

 of the downs — cannot at all times be obtained ; yet 

 from what I have stated on this subject, I hope I have 

 been sufficiently explicit to enable those who may not 

 be in very high practice in training horses, to form a 

 more general and perfect opinion on the subject, and 

 which may give them the capacity of properly select- 

 ing such parts from inferior ground as may suit their 

 purpose. 



