horses, but must be varied as circumstances require. 

 I think it is a mistake to jog horses too far. From 

 three to five miles a day is ordinarily sufficient for 

 most horses, except that on one day in each week it is 

 best to jog seven or eight miles, so the horse will get 

 a little leg weary. Some days three miles and some 

 four and five miles ; but I do not believe in slow 

 jogging for more than one mile. After going the first 

 mile it is best to let them jog along good and strong, 

 as I am satisfied that from three to five miles stiff 

 jogging will do a horse more good than twenty miles, at 

 a slow, pokey gait. I also think a great many horses 

 are jogged so far, and slow, that it takes away their 

 speed, besides it gets monotonous to the horse, and he 

 does not take his work as cheerfully as a horse that is 

 jogged short and lively. Experience teaches us that 

 for a man to do' his work well and keep himself in 

 proper condition to perform the work, it is necessary 

 that the element of cheerfulness be present during 

 its performance. Monotony is not only injurious to 

 the mental faculties, but, if long continued, will under- 

 mine the health and strength. This same principle 

 applies to the care and work of horses. Drive a 

 horse over the same road day after day, week in 

 and week out, and you will observe that he seems to 

 lose all interest in his work ; and instead of showing, 

 by his actions, that he considers it a pleasure to do the 

 master's bidding, his only thought seems to be about 

 getting back to the stable where there is rest and 

 something to eat. But take him out on a new drive 

 where the scenery is fresh to him, and, behold, what 

 a change ! He is looking at every object, listening to 

 the unfamiliar sounds, and keeps constantly begging 

 for more rein, that he may show by his speed the 



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