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having done rubbing their horses, are to re-clothe 

 them in their dry clothing, according to the sea- 

 son of the year ; their saddles being put on, they 

 are to be sent out to take their sweating gallop, 

 after which they go to walking exercise for the 

 usual or sufficient time. They are then ridden 

 into the stables; here they are to be well dress- 

 ed, and, being carefully watered and fed, they 

 are to remain in during the day. 



Having now noticed the different ways of 

 horses being sweated, at least as far as we can 

 do so for the present, we will leave them for a 

 short time; but of course, considering them to 

 be going quietly on with their gallops and 

 sweats as directed : and if these matters are pro- 

 perly regulated agreeably to the different consti- 

 tutions of different horses, they will, w^hen we 

 return again to them, have got rid of much of 

 their superfluous flesh. Their bodies will have 

 diminished in weight, while their legs, from the 

 action they have had, will have increased in 

 strength; and this is the state in which we wish 

 to find them. After having examined them as 

 to what improvements they have made, we shall 

 want to be doing what is called a bit of strong 



