CHAPTER XXI. 



HALF A DOZEN CRAVING HORSES DOING THEIR FIRST 

 SWEAT EARLY IN MARCH. 



Race horses that are hearty feeders, as I have 

 ah'eady said, put up flesh very quickly, and, as 

 they cannot run their best pace, when fat, but 

 for a short length, it becomes necessary to re- 

 duce them, which is done by sweating them as 

 often as occasion may require during the time of 

 their being in training. A repetition of this sort 

 of exercise may take place, with some horses, as 

 often as three times a fortnight; with others, 

 once a week; with others, once in ten days, a 

 fortnight, or three weeks. There are some horses 

 so very delicate, and have to run such short 

 lengths, that they may not require a sweat during 

 the whole time of their being in training. 



