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his colts at this, he should take an opportunity 

 of steadying them, by giving them, for two or 

 three days, such long walking exercise, with oc- 

 casional lengthy gallops, as their ages and con- 

 stitutions will safely bear ; then, on the morning 

 he commences teaching his colts to go in the 

 way just mentioned, he should put upon the colt 

 he intends to lead the gallop an experienced 

 good riding boy, who from practice knows well 

 how to forward a colt on this or any other occa- 

 sion, or perhaps as more preferable, if light 

 enough, the head lad, as the groom would only 

 have to say to the latter — " We must see how 

 these young ones will go by the side of each other 

 as they approach the close of the gallop, and whe- 

 ther we can get them to stop pretty nearly oppo- 

 site each other when pulled up at the end of it." 

 Two or three of them may now and then be prac- 

 tised together. 



If it is a good riding boy that is to lead this 

 sort of gallop, he had better be put on a good 

 sort of hack, or a steady horse that has been 

 some time in training ; but we will suppose the 

 head lad to lead the above-mentioned gallop, 

 as he may do it on one of the most steady of the 

 colts. In the morning, either in the stables, or 



