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mands of his driver that the execution of whatever is asked 

 will be done involuntarily, unhesitatingly, and instantly. Every 

 command of word, whip, or rein must be received intelligently, 

 and intelligently acted upon by the horse. 



Temperament. The sanguine or nervous temperament 

 is the one desired in carriage horses, for without it we cannot 



Fig. 130. The Heavy-Harness Type in Action. 



Hackney pony, Irvington Model, bred and owned by Mr. W. D. Henry, 

 Sewickley, Pa. 



expect that degree of action which is required, nor that quick- 

 ness of response to commands which is essential. There are 

 other types of horses which should possess the sanguine tem- 

 perament to even a greater degree than the heavy-harness horse; 

 these are the speed types, the trotter and the runner. 



