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tion and are made stiff and lame from eating from hay-racks and 

 manners, which is unnatural to the animals. 



Water and oats should be given first, hay afterwards. If you are 

 working your horses hard, give them very little water at night. 



Always stop at the top of the hill and let your horse get his 

 breath. If you have ever run up hill yourself think of your horse. 



Always have the shoes fit the foot and not fit the foot to the shoe. 



Never cut the bars of a horse's foot. 



For a coughing horse, wet his hay and. not his oats. 



Never let your horse stand facing a cold wind. 



Always feed light when changing feed. 



When training a horse in a barn, have carriages and all objects 

 removed, only those that you are using. 



Use very few words with a horse, but have them thoroughly 

 understood. 



Be earnest and prompt, but not harsh. 



Always approach a strange horse near the shoulder. 



Never pat or caress a horse on the head ; always pat him on the 

 shoulder. Think of some person coming up to you and patting you 

 on the head. What would you do? 



Teach your horse before whipping, and, when you whip, do it to 

 frighten, not to enrage him. 



Never jump from a wagon when your horse is running away. 



Always exercise sound judgment by purchasing a horse suited to 

 the business you require of him. Some horses are good saddle 

 horses, but might not make good cart horses. 



If your horse cribs — sell him. 



Who buys a horse needs a hundred eyes. 



Always try before you buy. 



Use your own judgment, and never take others' opinions. 



Your first thought is always the best. 



Never spare time or labor to relieve a sufiering animal. Remem- 

 ber he is a dumb brute and cannot talk to you. 



In treating a disease that a horse may have, never spare a hair to 

 do your work faithfully for the noble animal. 



Never have a blacksmith to put a red-hot shoe on your horse's foot. 



A-lways patronize the best horse-shoers of your city. It is one of 

 the greatest professions kno\vn to-day. 



