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had no opportunity to speed her, or give her the work he desired. My instructions to him were to give her work right along through Winter, - short work, but enough to keep the muscles required for speed in use. I have often noticed that fast horses after a let-up become sore through the want of proper preparation for speed. I look for a great 4 year old record for her this season. I want her to have every opportunity because I am afraid that we can [--seldom--] hardly hope to produce another
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[insert: with the] combination of qualities that Sunol posses in her form, strength, breeding and disposition combined. Notwithstanding her sensitive, nervous organisation. Marvin has told me that she was never known to break in a race but once, and that before she was fairly settled.
It seems to me that if you would write a treatise on horses feet it would be of great value to owners and breeders, and an act of kindness and charity to the horses themselves.
Yours Very Truly
Leland Stanford
