200 TEAINING IN INDIA. 



These repeated gallops may be commenced at a 

 quarter of a mile, and be increased by degrees, say, in 

 six weeks' time, up to three-quarters of a mile. At 

 the shorter distances they may be given three times in 

 a morning, and at the longer twice ; and the pace should 

 be gradually improved, as the horse's system becomes 

 braced and strengthened by exercise. 



Remarks on Training continued. For a horse 

 that can stand them, I think single gallops are, as a 

 rule, best in India, taking into consideration the 

 peculiarities of the climate, and the difficulty there 

 exists in getting a sufficient number of riding lads. 



One should never forget that many horses run best 

 untrained. These are, generally, light carcassed impe- 

 tuous ones, which a sight of a 'race-course would upset 

 for a fortnight. Such animals should be well looked 

 after in their stable, get lots of walking exercise and 

 quiet hacking, and have a gallop only once in a way 

 say every ten days and that away from a course. 



Kogues or bolters should never be trained on a race- 

 course, but should get their work hacking, pig-sticking, 

 or with the hounds. One can often get a long stretch 

 of soft ground by the roadside or in the jungle, on 

 which to extend a horse without letting him suspect 

 that "business " is meant. I may remark that horses 

 are extremely sharp in this respect, and know a great 

 deal more about racing than we usually give them credit 

 for. 



At the risk of being laughed at, I positively assert 

 that many horses know when they lose or win a race, 

 and show this knowledge often most markedly by the 

 way they look and carry themselves after running. I 



