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ciled to. At other times, with the hack along 

 with him, he should proceed to any of the neigh- 

 bouring markets or fairs; here let them walk 

 quietly about in the noise and bustle of the 

 crowd, making very much of the colt, who can- 

 not here be treated too kindly, (see Colt Break- 

 ing, Vol. I. Chap. 24, pp. 483, 489), with a 

 view to make him rather fond of the crowd, so 

 that he may not be alarmed on being walked out 

 from the rubbing-house into the crowd on the 

 course the first time of his being brought out to 

 run. Indeed, unless a colt or horse will walk 

 out of the rubbing-house into the crowd, and 

 remain there unconcerned, and, in his running 

 and concluding a race, go freely up between the 

 rails of the course, and boldly pass through 

 the crowd, and is not more pleased than annoyed 

 by their cheering as he passes the winning-post, 

 I say of him, as Shakspeare has said of man, 

 '* Let no such horse be trusted." 



The next thing the groom has to do is to 

 teach his colts, as they are approaching towards 

 two years old, to go by the side of each other in 

 their exercise, and also to stop by the side of 

 each other when pulled up on finishing their 

 gallops. But, previous to the groom practising 



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