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and the horse become one, and the brain of the man 

 becomes, as it were, united to and governs the body of 

 the horse.* 



The author wishes it to be clearly and distinctly un- 

 derstood, that he makes no pretension to having exhausted 

 the various subjects brought under consideration in this 

 work. To have done so, would have necessitated writing 

 a volume as large as the present upon each subject. 

 What he aimed at was the production of a book contain- 

 ing, in a condensed form, such information as would 

 serve as a guide, and such instruction as would prove 

 practically useful to owners and managers of horses and 

 vehicles ; and also to those about to set up a 4< turn out ;" 

 and he hopes the object he had in view has been attained. 



He would also express his indebtedness to those 

 gentlemen who have furnished him with information 

 regarding facts which have come under their personal 

 observation ; and which have corroborated the author's 

 experiences and views of the various subjects treated of 

 in " The Centaur." 



*A striking illustration of the power of kindness and companionship upon 

 the horse came under the writer's notice a few days ago. A little boy eight years 

 old was missing from the house of a friend whom the author was visiting in Warwick- 

 shire. Search was made, but the child could not be found ; at length he was 

 discovered lying in a field beside a young horse, with his arms round (or upon) the 

 animal's neck. Although the child had only been at the place about three weeks, 

 the horse would follow him like a dog whenever he called it, and when they were 

 lying together, if the horse wanted to get up, it always took care to rouse the child 

 by rubbing its nose against the child's face, nor would it rise until it had seen its 

 young companion at a safe distance first, then the animal would roll over, spring 

 trot to the child's side. 



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