INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THIRD EDITION. 



THIS edition of " Illustrated Horse-Breaking " is identical with the 

 previous one, except for the addition of some ideas which the Author 

 mentioned to me a short time ago, and a few others which have 

 seemed to me helpful during much practical work. 



As an old pupil, and a friend of Capt. Hayes, I feel that I have 

 lost much by his death, for I have the pleasantest recollection of 

 time passed in his genial company, when he has enthusiastically 

 entertained me with some of his many interesting experiences, and 

 has never tired of explaining to me things concerning horses, which 

 he has thought might help me. I used to find his clear reasoning 

 a pleasure to follow, and I was always greatly impressed by the 

 broad-minded way in which he would discuss new ideas. 



I have enjoyed re-reading the second edition of " Illustrated 

 Horse-Breaking " greatly, and now more than ever have I been 

 impressed by the excellence of the book, but I must say I have a 

 higher opinion of the horse's intelligence than that expressed by the 

 Author. I also think that some people possess a much better in- 

 fluence on animals than others, and that Capt. Hayes was helped 

 greatly in educating horses by his gentle, perceptive and determined 

 nature. 



R. HAROLD MEADE. 

 Jan. 5//*, 1905. 



