102 TRAINING IN INDIA. 



Besides the rest on Sundays, I would advise the 

 trainer to give the ordinary Arab or Australian an extra 

 day's rest once a fortnight in the middle of the week ; 

 and a bran, or linseed and bran, mash may be substi- 

 tuted for the usual feed of corn on the evening of the 

 preceding day, just as if it were a Saturday. Horses 

 that are at all shy feeders, or are easily upset by work, 

 should have this extra day's rest every week. 



What we call half speed is considerably faster than 

 if the distance were done in twice as long a time as the 

 horse could do it at full speed. A similar remark 

 applies fco conventional three-quarter and quarter speed. 

 The latter is in reality about seven annas, half speed 

 somewhat better than ten annas, and three-quarter 

 speed about fourteen annas (adopting the custom of 

 counting pace by annas; see page 112). Thus, for a 

 horse that can do his mile in 1 m. 48 s., the time that 

 he would take to do that distance at the different rates 

 would be about as follows : 



Quarter speed . . .3 mins. 50 sees. 



Half speed . . . 2 45 



Three-quarter speed . . 2 ,, 5 



Full speed . . .1 min. 48 ,, 



As a rule, a uniform pace should be maintained 

 during each gallop ; for nothing upsets a horse's style 

 of going, and temper, more than "putting on the 

 steam" the moment he enters the straight run in. 

 Horses accustomed to this practice, often refuse to 

 extend themselves, until their " heads are turned home," 

 and then either bolt, or run away. This, of course, 

 would be fatal in a race. 



The speed and distance of the weekly work which I 



