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body into a proper state, as also to give strength 

 and firmness to his muscles and tendons, we shall 

 fully explain when we put the horses into training. 

 All we wish to say of exercise, on the present oc- 

 casion, is to speak of the effects we wish to be 

 produced on the horses, as regards their tempers 

 and constitutions ; which may now be pretty well 

 understood, from the publications of the various 

 authors that have written on this subject. It is 

 exercise, when properly administered, that will 

 create an appetite, promote digestion, and assist 

 in converting the food into nourishment; and it 

 also promotes all the secretions and excretions, 

 and gives room for a fresh supply of food. In 

 fact, unless horses are regularly exercised, or 

 kept in situations where they can exercise them- 

 selves, they cannot possibly continue in health. 

 Let us now return to the exercising of the dif- 

 ferent classes of horses we have just left out on 

 the downs. 



The first class to be noticed are those that 

 feed voraciously, and when out of training put 

 up flesh very fast; their exercise should there- 

 fore be such as will not only keep them in 

 health, but will also keep them from getting into 

 a plethoric state: although it is absolutely ne- 



