The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



animal that he is breaking absolute and com- 

 plete confidence and justice. Horses and dogs 

 are like childi^en and at times want correct- 

 ing, but correcting an animal that makes a 

 mistake when it knows it is wrong is a totally 

 different thing from abusing and knocking an 

 animal about, such as one often sees. 



I have seen some of the much-advertised 

 methods of breaking the wildest of remounts. 

 It is true that they are broken, to an extent, 

 but it is their spirit that is broken not their 

 nature or tempers altered and calmed. But 

 the result is, I suppose, satisfactory to the 

 breaker, but it can only be — and is — tem- 

 porary. However, you go into such detail 

 and so very admirably that it would be im- 

 pertinent to make remarks on what evidently 

 you understand better than I do. 



Thanking you for having allowed me to see 

 the book before it is published, and again 

 wishing it every possible success. 



Believe me. 



Yours truly, 

 ^signed) Lonsdale. 



