44 RACE HORSE. 



treading on the heels of the fore horse, endanger 

 tumbhng over. Whatever be the ground that the 

 adversary's horse runs worst on, the cunning jockey 

 is to ride the most violently over ; and by this means 

 it will often happen, that in following he either stum- 

 bles or claps on the back sinews. The several cor- 

 rections of the hand, the whip and the spur, are also 

 to be observed in the adversary, and in what maimer 

 he makes use ol them : and when it is perceived by 

 any of the symptoms of holding down the ears, or 

 whisking the tail, or stretching out the nose like a pig, 

 that the horse is almost blov/n, the business is to keep 

 him on to his speed, and he will be soon thrown out 

 or distanced. If the horse of the opponent looks dull, 

 it is a sign his strength fails him ; and if his flanks 

 beat much, it is a sign that his wind begins to fail him, 

 and his strength will soon do so too. 



The after management of a horse that has run, in- 

 cludes the treatment between the heats, and the treat- 

 ment after the race is over. After every heat, there 

 must be dry straw and dry cloths, both linen and 

 woollen, ready to rub him down all over, after taking 

 off the sweat with what is called a sweat-knife ; that 

 is, a piece of an old sword blade or some such thing. 

 After the horse has been well rubbed, he should be 

 chafed all over with cloths wet in common water, 

 till the time of starting again. When it is certainly 

 known that the horse is good at the bottom, and will 

 stick at the mark, he should be rode every heat to the 

 best of his performance ; and the jockey is, as much 

 as possible, to avoid riding at any particular horse, or 

 slaying for any, but to ride out the whole heat with 

 the best speed he can. If, on the contrary, he has a 

 fierv horse to ride, and one that is hard to manage, 

 hard mouthed, and difficult to be held, he is to be started 



