CONDITION AND CONDITIONING 



miles a day, and that at a smart pace, not jogging 

 along at huckster's trot, but reading fast and 

 promptly. 



So far as stable management goes, its depart- 

 ments of menu and massage are of first impor- 

 tance. To simply gallop a race horse is by no 

 means to train him. As one taciturn yet won- 

 derfully successful trainer replied to the question 

 as to where he worked his horses, "In my 

 stable." And that is three-fourths of the whole 

 matter. As to ventilation there cannot be too 

 much, draughts being prevented as much as pos- 

 sible ; nor should there ever be noticeable the 

 slightest trace of ammonia. Disinfectants that 

 really disinfect not simply cause one stench in 

 order to smother another are too plentiful to 

 allow for any such evidence of neglect, whether 

 the stable shelters one horse or one thousand ; 

 and air may be plentiful, yet foul, or limited, yet 

 fresh. Get all the ozone you can manage, and 

 then try your best to get a little more. 



As we carefully cleanse the lungs by proper 

 ventilation, so we must attend to the " external 

 breathing apparatus," so to speak the pores of 

 the skin by regular and thorough grooming, 

 by frequent washing, and by clipping the hair, if 



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