112 BREAKING. 



pofitions of horfes, upon the pureft convidioj^ 

 that the treatment really neceflary for a horfe 

 of very high courage and almoft invincible 

 fpirit, cannot be confiftent or proper for one 

 ©f extreme timidity ; that one horfe may be 

 fubdued from any predominant vice, or regu- 

 lated to any particular aftion, by a moderate 

 exertion of power, while another will fubmit 

 only to a conftant difplay of the greateft ten- 

 dernefs and familiarity. Thefe extremes fre* 

 quently exift in horfes of a fimilar clafs, va* 

 lue, fpeed, and qualifications ; equally liable 

 to injurious impreffions from being managed 

 in a way diredtly oppofite to the very nature 

 of their difpofitions. 



A due degree of patient difcriminatiotl 

 fliould be always exerted, to difcover the 

 temper of the fubjed: and afcertain the line 

 of diftindtion ; what may be expected from 

 a fteady firmnefs and perfuafive mildnefs, 

 previous to the too ready exertion of vio-* 

 lence^ in general very eagerly conceived and 

 maliciouily executed. Horfes are perfedly 

 confcious of the different treatment they re- 

 ceive, and give the moft flriking proofs of 

 their attachment or diflike in confequencc x 



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