TRAINING. 113 



ed, before he can be got rid of. Sometimes a sturdy 

 animal will stand a great deal of mismanagement, 

 and yet appear at the post, and even win, if entered 

 for a race that answers for him and running on a 

 course suited to his make, &c., but this is not gaining 

 by judicious training ; much oftener, however, he fails 

 to show his countenance, having been ruined by a 

 regular adapted process, as the nasty dry coat, disor- 

 dered inside, over-worked legs, and contracted feet 

 most abundantly testify. A well-made horse, indif- 

 ferently trained, may beat a bad-made horse well 

 trained ; and one of high caste, indifferently trained, 

 may beat one of not so good caste well trained, &c. 

 &c. It is through these, and various other distinc- 

 tions, that bungling training is always hidden. 

 Horses, no doubt, will continually go wrong when 

 being fine-drawn in the last dangerous month ; but, 

 unless from accident, &c., it should not occur until 

 that time. It is useless your attempting to train, 

 unless you punctually visit your stables at every feed- 

 ing and watering hour, (have a good watch, for you 

 should never be more than five minutes out in your 

 time,) then carefully inspecting the grain, grass, water, 

 &c., and always look in the last thing before you go 

 to bed, and the first thing at daybreak in the morn- 

 ing ; for, however good your gora-wallas or jockey 

 may be, you should never lose sight of the proverb, 

 that " He who works with his hands, has seldom too 

 much in his head." 



Training in India and training in England are cer- 

 tainly different,* but there is no difference in the prin- 



* The Arab, it has been justly said, cannot be trained in India as the Eng- 

 lish horse is in England : but the remark holds good reversed ; the English 

 racer could not be trained in England as the Arab is in India. The difference 



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