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give his orders to the boys, as to what classes 

 each of their horses are to go into, prior to the 

 whole of them going up their gallops. Their 

 gallops being done, they may return to the usual 

 walking ground, where they are to walk until 

 they are perfectly cool and collected; they then 

 proceed to the troughs to water, and then, after 

 taking a short slow gallop, they are walked into 

 the stable; this, generally speaking, is the usual 

 or daily arrangement of their walking exercise. 

 But to what further extent this sort of exercise 

 may occasionally be continued must depend on 

 a variety of circumstances, such as the physical 

 or mechanical powers of different horses. The 

 walking exercise formerly given to horses glut- 

 tonously inclined was often carried to too great 

 an extent, and more particularly after they had 

 been sweating. For my own part, I am not partial 

 to more of this sort of exercise than is absolutely 

 necessary. 



Walking exercise will be found requisite, first, 

 to allow to all horses time for emptying them- 

 selves, to give flexibility to their muscular system, 

 and keep fine their legs; and more particularly to 

 those among them that may have to be often in 

 strong work. Secondly, to assist in steadying 



