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the ground not deep, and that the colts are not 

 allowed to go beyond that of a steady even 

 pace; I mean by this, that they are not to. 

 be allowed in their gallops immediately to ex- 

 tend themselves. Those colts that are observed 

 not to do well by going gallops of long lengths, 

 let them go shorter ones ; and, with a view to 

 bring those colts stout, the deficiency of length 

 in their gallops can, if necessary, be made up by 

 increasing the length of their sweats. Why I 

 wish yearlings to go steadily a moderate good 

 length in their gallops is, that I wish as early as 

 possible to bring them somewhat acquainted 

 with the advantage of going steady and collect- 

 ed in their stride. To accomplish this, they 

 must all have good riding boys upon them, par- 

 ticularly the boy who leads the gallop; he should 

 be a good judge of pace, and know well how to 

 forward a colt. The groom, in giving his orders 

 to the boys as to how they are to ride their 

 colts, which we suppose to be on the downs, 

 should speak to them thus : — " Mind boys, 

 keep your places, and get quietly away with 

 them, and as soon as they are settled in their 

 stride, drop your hands and keep a light steady 

 hold of their heads." Although the groom gives 

 his orders generally to the whole of the boys, it 



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