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... continued exertion . FORE LIMBS . In spite of continual opposition and assertions that forelimbs have little or nothing to do with racing , I nevertheless hold that a horse is unworthy of the name of a racehorse which does not possess ...
... continued exertion . FORE LIMBS . In spite of continual opposition and assertions that forelimbs have little or nothing to do with racing , I nevertheless hold that a horse is unworthy of the name of a racehorse which does not possess ...
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... continued he would have been ruined irretrievably . I have heard of several colts being fairly mouthed with these gutta percha reins ; but that in no way affects the argument , for their tempers could not have been so sensitive , and ...
... continued he would have been ruined irretrievably . I have heard of several colts being fairly mouthed with these gutta percha reins ; but that in no way affects the argument , for their tempers could not have been so sensitive , and ...
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... continued for two months , the colt should be fit at any time to have a trial over half a mile of ground , and could be got ready to run this dis- tance within a month . Two - year olds should never be sweated unless very gross , or ...
... continued for two months , the colt should be fit at any time to have a trial over half a mile of ground , and could be got ready to run this dis- tance within a month . Two - year olds should never be sweated unless very gross , or ...
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... continued longer . The safest rule is , whenever the use of this drug produces running of the saliva , sickness , or looseness of the secretions , to discontinue its use at once . The shoes of a two - year old should be made as light as ...
... continued longer . The safest rule is , whenever the use of this drug produces running of the saliva , sickness , or looseness of the secretions , to discontinue its use at once . The shoes of a two - year old should be made as light as ...
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... continued for the first week ; when , in nine cases out of ten , you will perceive the legs getting rather full and soft , with possibly filling and tenderness at the heels . Immediately stop your work as well as corn and hay , and give ...
... continued for the first week ; when , in nine cases out of ten , you will perceive the legs getting rather full and soft , with possibly filling and tenderness at the heels . Immediately stop your work as well as corn and hay , and give ...
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