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 The first fine care In training horses for running, 

 and hunters and liacks for hard riding, Is, to train 

 their legs to be able to carry their carcase ; using 

 them first to short exercise, short gallops, short 

 sweats, and giving time between their work for 

 their sinews to rest, or the best of legs will be- 

 come destroyed. 



Horses' legs are very soon destroyed at first 

 coming into work ; but when they have had time 

 to be well trained, scarce any running or riding 

 will hurt them. 



Some few, I am Informed, have a way of pinch- 

 ing their race-horses in their meat and water. 

 This is another certain way of perishing a horse 

 in his spirits and strength. Where a horse is too 

 large in his carcase, he should be well fed, as 

 horses, I believe, for the most part of them are 

 at Newmarket ; and, instead of pinching him in 



his 



