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Excerpt from Hay Seed, or How to Develop Speed in Trotters and Pacers, and Steer Them in a Race: Also, the Rules of the National Trotting Association, and the Names of All Horses With Records of 2: 30 or Better, Trotting or Pacing, Down to the Close of 1884
It is my intention to give in this work a few short and sensible hints as a guide to the horsemen who seek to handle their own horses, who have had little or no experi ence in the art of developing speed. There is no leger demain or slight of hand business about developing a trotter; the business was formerly, say twenty-five years ago, shrouded in mystery, and a trainer of trotting horses Was looked upon as a walking epitome of knowledge, when at the same time nine out of ten of these same men were comparatively amateurs. The whole business of developing speed in horses is based upon common sense and the knowledge of the laws of health as applied to the equine race. Now, to begin with, don''t ever fool vour time away with a dunghill or cold-blooded animal, one that will be looking for a place''to lie down before he gets to the half-mile pole. But don''t understand me that a horse of whose breeding nothing 13 known IS necessarily a dun ghlll A well bred horse, if he doesn''t look it, will show it in his miles, and there is where breeding is of the most value and satisfaction. But an exceptionally well bred animal will never be overlooked by a horseman, though he may have no pedigree that anybody knows of.
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It is my intention to give in this work a few short and sensible hints as a guide to the horsemen who seek to handle their own horses, who have had little or no experi ence in the art of developing speed. There is no leger demain or slight of hand business about developing a trotter; the business was formerly, say twenty-five years ago, shrouded in mystery, and a trainer of trotting horses Was looked upon as a walking epitome of knowledge, when at the same time nine out of ten of these same men were comparatively amateurs. The whole business of developing speed in horses is based upon common sense and the knowledge of the laws of health as applied to the equine race. Now, to begin with, don''t ever fool vour time away with a dunghill or cold-blooded animal, one that will be looking for a place''to lie down before he gets to the half-mile pole. But don''t understand me that a horse of whose breeding nothing 13 known IS necessarily a dun ghlll A well bred horse, if he doesn''t look it, will show it in his miles, and there is where breeding is of the most value and satisfaction. But an exceptionally well bred animal will never be overlooked by a horseman, though he may have no pedigree that anybody knows of.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Joseph E. Watson
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ISBN - 9780656047154
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 201
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Joseph E. Watson
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Page Count - 203
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