230 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



There are more bad results accruing from 



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cribbing than many are aware of. From crib- 

 bing the horse may become a crib-sucker, which 

 often results in colic, or, as it is sometimes 

 termed, belly-ache. When this occurs of course 

 it becomes a dangerous habit, and no one should 

 think it too much trouble to adopt the instruc- 

 tions given under this head. Do not think you 

 can eradicate this habit by nailing tin or iron 

 over the manger ; you cannot remove it thus ; 

 your horse may desist for the time being, but 

 when put into a stall that is not thus arranged, he 

 will relapse into his old habit ; but by adopting 

 the remedy I have provided he will be thor- 

 oughly taught not to attempt to bite or gnaw 

 the manger. 



There is a wide difference between preventing 

 a horse from doing what he still wishes to do, 

 and taking from him the disposition to do wrong ; 

 the latter alone can properly be called education, 

 and is the only way in which a bad habit can be 

 permanently removed. On this principle I base 

 my whole system ; it is education, by appealing 

 to the intelligence of t*he horse. 



