Owners I have Trained for 



number of horses, I was obliged to remove from 

 the stables at Burgh Heath to Priam Lodge, 

 Epsom, where the late John Jones used to train 

 the King's 'chasers ; and my boxes were soon full. 

 At one time 1 had no fewer than thirty - two 

 jumpers in training at Priam Lodge. What 

 amount of hard work that means for a man who 

 is both trainer and jockey, who is constantly 

 travelling about the country in the practice of 

 his profession, who is obliged to undertake the 

 general management of a large establishment, 

 who does not refuse outside mounts if they 

 seem to be desirable — well, it is easy to form 

 an opinion as to the strain and wear and tear 

 which such a life involves. A man must be 

 pretty strong and fit to go through that mill 

 and come out successfully, with both hands full 

 of grist. Incidental casualties do not improve 

 his chance of immortality. Expenses are heavy. 

 Intervals for enjoyment are limited, and time 

 spent on the domestic hearth is like that spent 

 in the ambulance — absurdly out of proportion 

 to the net results attained. 



Still, all things considered, I look back on 

 my training experiences with a great deal of 

 pleasure and satisfaction. They were, on the 

 whole, thoroughly successful, and, I believe, 



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