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titudes, with part of his rider's weight in his 

 mouth. 



And as the horse comes to his last extremity, 

 finishing his race, he is the better forced and 

 kept straight with manner'*, and fine touching to 

 his mouth. In this situation the horse's mouth 

 should be eased of the weight of his rein, if not, 

 it stops him little or much. If a horse is a slug^ 

 he should be forced with a manner up to this 

 order of running, and particularly so if he has to 

 make play, or he will run the slower, and jade 

 the sooner for the want of it. 



The phrase at Newmarket is, that you should 

 pull your horse to ease him in his running* 

 When horses are in their great distress in run^ 

 ning they cannot bear that visible manner of pul- 

 ling as looked for by many of the sportsmen ; he 



♦ The word " manner" is knowing, putting, keeping self 

 and horse in the best of attitudes. This gives readiness, force, 

 and quickness. 



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