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groom tshould caution his boys, and endeavour 

 to make them acquainted with the different 

 paces, as that of the slow-gallop which the horses 

 take to set them on their legs, and which is had 

 recourse to on hot summer evenings; and next, 

 the pace termed " half speed;" then the pace 

 termed " three parts speed." — " You must mind, 

 boys, on no accovmt, ever to increase or decrease 

 from the orders I give you, as to how you are 

 to rate your horses. To find out the different 

 degrees of paces, you must all of you attend to 

 Charles, (the head lad), when he is upon any 

 horse leading a gallop or sweat for you, as you 

 will always hear the orders I give him on those 

 occasions; and I will take care he shall be up 

 sufficiently often to rate you, till the clearest 

 headed boy among you can distinguish one from 

 another of each of the above-mentioned paces; 

 whichever of you can first discover this, I shall 

 put up to lead the gallop of a class of horses him- 

 self; and if he is attentive and steady on horse- 

 back, I shall put him forward, and let him ride 

 in public some of the light weights." 



Again, the groom should point out to them 

 the symptoms of distress that horses will shew 



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