270 SWEATING CRAVING HORSES. 



little ascents and descents, if he conceives it ne- 

 cessary; thus practising the horses on the dif- 

 ferent parts of this ground where it resembles 

 the course they may have to run over with other 

 horses in their engagements. 



The different lengths horses will have to sweat 

 will of course depend on their ages. A yearling 

 may go in his sweat two miles; a two year old, 

 two miles and a half; a three year old, three 

 miles, or three miles and a half; and a four year 

 old, four miles ; but if this latter colt should have 

 to run four miles, and the season is somewhat 

 advanced, he may occasionally come four miles 

 and a half; a five or six year old may at times 

 sweat five miles. Each of the above lengths will 

 occasionally be varied, depending on the consti- 

 tutions of the horses, and their condition, the 

 state of the ground, the temperature of the air, 

 and their ages as connected with the season of 

 the year. 



Having now made mention of some of the 

 principal causes for the sweating of horses in 

 training, and the effects it produces on them, as 

 well also as having noticed the sort of ground. 



