80 PREPARATION. 
accomplished in any other way. (It is the custom, I should 
here observe, to keep horses in the stable the day after the 
physic has operated ; but if time be of consequence and the 
weather fine, I should not object to their being gently 
exercised for an hour on that day). 
On the other hand, with horses that have to run shortly, the 
work must be continuous at all risks. The necessary amount 
for each horse varies with the age and constitution of the 
animal. A gross feeder would naturally require more than 
a delicate one, of either sex; and bad feeders especially 
should not be overdone with work. In open weather, if the 
two-year-olds (for to them I shall for a short time direct my 
remarks), after walking a few minutes feel chilly from a 
bracing atmosphere, they should be trotted to assist circula- 
tion. When thus made comfortable they may, after walking 
some time, be cantered, and this may be repeated at short 
intervals; and afterwards they may be galloped about half 
or three quarters of a mile, gradually increasing the speed 
as they approach the finish of their preparation. 
Occasionally they may be set off side by side with an old 
horse, and made to go the whole course, as well as they can 
all the way; but they must not be abused, or even frightened 
by the sight of whip or stick. More should be done with 
the handling of the reins and the use of the heels than by 
any other mode of urging them to their utmost speed ; 
whilst just before the finish, the young ones should be 
allowed to pass the old ones, if they could not do so earlier. 
The commencement of the gallop teaches them the way to set 
off quickly ; an important part of the tuition of all two-year- 
olds: and the finish, by passing the old ones, inspires them 
with confidence attainable only in this way. This is most 
desirable ; for if, becoming faint-hearted, they once lose 
