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of shutting up all the stables at one time, the 

 horses that do not sweat are occasionally left in, 

 until those that have sweated are roughly dressed 

 over and re-clothed. The first-mentioned horses 

 are then got ready to exercise at the time those 

 that sweated come out to take their sweating 

 gallop. 



When the sweating days of the different horses 

 come round, the number that have to sweat may 

 be gradually diminished. If eight or ten, or per- 

 haps more, have to sweat on the same morn- 

 ing, they should be put into classes, or, if they 

 have to sweat together in one class, care should be 

 taken that all, as nearly as possible, require the 

 same treatment. Should there be any material 

 variation among them as to age or constitution, 

 some artificial modes must be adopted to bring 

 them as nearly as possible upon a par: as by 

 increasing the quantity of clothing on those 

 horses that may be rather high in flesh, and by 

 clothing lightly or putting up lighter boys to 

 ride on those that may want but little flesh 

 coming off them, .and by regulating the pace 

 they are to go in favour of the young ones. If 

 these precautions are adopted, it is not likely 

 that any thing wrong will take place. 



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