PART SECOND. 



THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF 

 THE HORSE. 



Always remember this : Before any attempt is 

 made to handle a horse, it is an imperative necessity 

 that we must first consider his disposition, nature and 

 understanding; and although I do not wish to give you 

 the impression that I claim to be a phrenologist of 

 the entire animal kingdom, still I do say that I can 

 read, by the shape of the head, the characteristics of a 

 horse, at sight, as correctly as an ordinary person can 

 after an intimate relationship of five years with the 

 same animal. You will ask, What foundation have 

 you for making such a statement ? Well, up to the 

 present day, I have handled individually over seven 

 thousand head of horses; and with this extensive ex- 

 perience and a passionate desire to carefully study the 

 animal, I have drawn the following conclusions in re- 

 gard to the method of telling a horse's disposition, and 

 if you will take the trouble to apply them to the dif- 

 ferent horses you ? e brought in contact with, I have 

 no doubt but that you will readily agree with me 

 when I say they are facts. 



