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the horses are exercised, as they incur much risk 

 in having to traverse any considerable distance on 

 common roads, to reach the training ground. We 

 would further recommend, as an additional pre- 

 caution, that before going into the open country, 

 they should be walked round the stable-yard, until 

 their skittishness shall have evaporated, and they 

 shall have become a little steady. 



After getting his horse into a little better form, 

 by walking exercise every morning and evening, 

 for from half an hour to two hours, as may 

 appear requisite, the training-groom commences 

 giving them short gallops, increasing their length 

 gradually, as his horse's condition and wind im- 

 prove ; taking care, however, to observe from day 

 to day the manner in which they stand the work, 

 and relaxing or adding to it accordingly. These 

 gallops not only have the effect of preventing a 

 horse from getting on to much flesh, and of improv- 

 ing his wind, but at the same time they teach him 

 to stride, and to be active on his legs. 



At exercise, the horses are divided into classes, 

 the arranging of which depends principally on their 

 age, but sometimes on their qualities, — such as 

 stoutness or speed ; each class having a horse to 

 lead the gallops or sweats. Wlien the pace is 

 slow, a common hack is good enough for this sort 

 of work ; but should it be severe, or should the 

 trainer wish to form some idea of the rate of 

 going of any of his untried horses, then a horse of 



