274 SWEATING CRAVING HORSES. 



the desired effect, to overload them with 

 clothes, or hurry them in their pace. Horses 

 that may only have to sweat once in a week or 

 ten days require but little in the way of flesh 

 (even in the early part of their training) to be 

 taken oflP them; and, on approaching near to 

 their best form, they are then only sent over the 

 ground with a view merely to keep the length in 

 them, and to clean their skins. Their clothing 

 and pace should therefore be arranged by the 

 groom accordingly. 



We will now mention a few arrangements 

 to be made on the morning horses have to 

 sweat, no matter whether before or after break- 

 fast. In the first place, the number of horses 

 that are to sweat at one time must be regulated 

 by the number of boys there may be on the 

 premises of any racing establishment ; that is to 

 say, when horses pull up from their sweats, there 

 must be not less on such occasions than three 

 boys to attend each horse ; five to each would 

 be a more proper number for the finishing of 

 the horses quickly. 



When there is not much to be done, and the 

 mornings are not very hot, for the conveniency 



