50 PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



to the nature of the ground, and the state in which 

 it may be at the time, as also the company the 

 horse has to run in — and which orders, as we have 

 ah'eady noticed, cannot be correctly given but by 

 the training groom who has trained the horse, 

 and who will point out to the jockey how the 

 horse is to be most advantageously made use of, 

 in coming over the sort of course he may have to 

 run on, as also as to the length of rally he can 

 live in, in maintaining his best pace. And if the 

 horse in question is a stout, game one, and kind 

 in his temper, and has been as well taught as 

 trained, he will, when called upon to come by 

 his rider (who should be a thorough good one), or 

 challenged by any horse in the company he may 

 be running with, not only exert himself with 

 all the elastic muscular force which he possesses, 

 but will, as he is approaching near home, not 

 only boldly face the crowd, but, by his continued 

 exertions, will dispute the conquest for every 

 stride of ground, until he is pulled up past the 

 winning-post. Now, if a horse appear at the post 

 as we have just described him, he would then 

 be in a fit state to run ; but, with regard to the 

 beauty of his appearance, as that of his being 

 straight and handsome in his carcass, glossy in his 

 skin, and gay and animated in himself, he may 



