old is a proof of this. His work is extremely hard, and is out of all proportion as compared to that required from a fashionable horse, or from a troop horse, and he can stand it as well or better than any other kind of animal without becoming unsound. He is, however, well fed from the first, and is methodically exercised from an early age. In fact, he is brought up like a thorough-bred.

All race horses are not thorough-breds, but all have been brought up with a view to racing. From their birth they receive the care and feeding which is appropriate to the work they will have to do. They begin to eat a little oats during the first days of their life, and when six or eight months old they get five quarts of oats a day. At eighteen months they are stabled, highly fed, and trained. At two years old they take part in special races.

A similar, though somewhat slower method, is employed with trotters, which do not run until they are three years old. In both cases nature is helped by feeding, and by gradual and constant exercise.

The breeder of other horses hinders nature by insufficient feeding. A horse grows fast, and his skeleton and muscular system are large. In order that he may grow quickly, and acquire the necessary strength, his food should be abundant, and his exercise should be favourable for the development of his strength and speed. The only young horses which are well fed and exercised, are those which are intended for racing or for stud purposes. Other animals are kept at grass, because that is the most economical method of bringing them up. Under the influence of this watery and innutritious food and want of exercise, the horse's development is retarded in every way, his bones ossify slowly, and his muscles do not stand out. The older he grows, the more debilitated does he become. At three years he is only backward, but between four and five years of age he suffers greatly from anæmia,