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boys, not only for their exercise, but to look after 

 them in the stable. No matter where they 

 are alarmed, or at what they are alarmed, if 

 once they are so, it will be some time before 

 they get the better of a fright. The groom 

 must therefore carefully watch them and the 

 boys; and he must caution the latter never, 

 scarcely- under any circumstances, to strike 

 them, or even to pull more rashly at them than 

 is absolutely necessary to pull them up, or to 

 prevent them, when hearty, from getting the bet- 

 ter of them. If any of these colts become alarm- 

 ed by going constantly to one particular part of 

 the downs, where they may occasionally have 

 had a few gallops, the groom should immediately 

 take them to another part, and let them be there 

 at walking exercise for a few days; then take 

 them back to the old ground, but, instead of gallop- 

 ing them, let them walk these gallops, and walk 

 about other parts of this ground for two or three 

 days; then he should take them back to the 

 ground at which they were not frightened, and, 

 if they appear here pretty hearty, he should en- 

 deavour to steal a gallop into them, just letting 

 them go off as they like. 



If any colt among these flighty ones will not 



