CONDITION AND CONDITIONING 



miles a day, and that at a smart pace, not jogging 

 along at huckster's trot, but roading fast and 

 promptly. 



So far as stable management goes, its depart- 

 ments of menu and massage are of first impor- 

 tance. To simply gallop a race horse is by no 

 means to train him. As one taciturn yet won- 

 derfully successful trainer replied to the question 

 as to where he worked his horses, " In my 

 stable." And that is three-fourths of the whole 

 matter. As to ventilation there cannot be too 

 much, draughts being prevented as much as pos- 

 sible ; nor should there ever be noticeable the 

 slightest trace of ammonia. Disinfectants that 

 really disinfect — not simply cause one stench in 

 order to smother another — are too plentiful to 

 allow for any such evidence of neglect, whether 

 the stable shelters one horse or one thousand ; 

 and air may be plentiful, yet foul, or limited, yet 

 fresh. Get all the ozone you can manage, and 

 then try your best to get a little more. 



As we carefully cleanse the lungs by proper 

 ventilation, so we must attend to the " external 

 breathing apparatus," so to speak — the pores of 

 the skin — by regular and thorough grooming, 

 by frequent washing, and by clipping the hair, if 



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