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strict and pointed attention should be paid to the orders 

 given, and they rigidly adhered to. 



A rider should bear a little forward, steadily as 

 possible, and without altering the attitude of his body, 

 when whipping, pushing, or running at his ease, taking 

 great care to remain steady in his stirrups, holding his 

 elbows close, and his hands low. 



A rider, after running his heat, should never dis- 

 mount, or give up his horse to any other person, until 

 it is his turn to prove his weight, and is directed to 

 come to the stand. 



THE 



BREEDING AND RAISING OF HORSES. 



The breeding and raising of horses, to most persons, 

 is a very amusing and pleasing task; but it is attended 

 with much trouble and expense, unless well managed, 

 and then it becomes not only a subject of prolit, but 

 is well worth the attention of any person, whose situ- 

 ation will admit of it, for the purpose of making a 

 fortune. 



The raising of cold blooded or common horses, is 



generally a disadvantage to any person, being neither 



interesting or profitable. A colt threie years old, of 



the above description, seldom costs the owner less than 



one hundred and twenty dollars; and when he makes 



a sale, twice out of three times that sum cannot be 



obtained; consequently there is a loss, independent 



of trouble. But colts, three or four years old, from 



the best stock in the United States, of large size and 

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