he 
bred stock, are liable to ‘ joint-ill’”’ and 
diseases of the joints. These ailments are 
due to their close confinement in boxes and 
to the artificial life led by foals ; such diseases 
seldom or never occur among young horses 
whose dams are allowed liberty and which 
are pastured in fields that are not over- 
stocked 
THE TRAINER'S DIFFICULTY 
The over-fed young animal which has not 
had natural exercise comes to the trainer in 
a condition that demands hard work while he 
is physically incapable of standing it; and 
the endeavour to give such a candidate 
sufficient exercise results in most cases in 
enlargement of the fetlocks and round joints 
The young horse which from his earliest 
days has enjoyed large liberty and has 
indulged his innate love of galloping comes 
to the trainer in the best possible condition 
to be prepared for the racecourse 
The trainers work is rendered heavier 
and more difficult by the grossness of con- 
dition which too often is the foundation of 
disappointment to the owner as well as the 
trainer 
It is worth remembering that in the old 
days of four-mile heats and heavy weights, 
