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Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1878, Page 3

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"Wind," says an old horseman, "is the grand secret of a fast horse. Good lungs will cover a multitudo of faults ; while on the other han I, perfection of shapo and form are useless when tho wind is out. Tho chest, therefore, in all cases, should bo large and capacious. In shape it may vary somewhat, according to the service to which the horse is to be put. If he is apt to be kept for slow work and heavy drawing, the chest may be nearly circular in form, because this shape is one for strength and bulk, to receive and bear up against the pressure of tHe collar, while, at the same time, sufficient room is secured tor that expansion of the lungs caused by slow, regular work. But if the chest is circular, let it be at the same time deep, or cUe the lungs may be cramp > cd. A horse with a shallow chest is worthless for any purpose. The rule, then, is this: —For a draught horse, a circular but deep chest ; but, as you pass through the different degrees of speed up to the racer and trotter, the chest will increase in depth, compared to its roundness, until, for the highest rate of speed, you must take a chest as deep as a greyhound, and at the same time not lacking in strength". — Prairie Farmer.