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be assured, if you allow him to conquer once 

 you have lost much and really accomplished 

 nothing. Give the animal another strong lesson 

 while down, afterwards repeat it when on his feet, 

 when by this time you will have taken the con- 

 ceit completely out of him. In all your attempts 

 to handle a vicious horse be resolute and deter- 

 mined and you will soon give him to understand 

 that you are master, and that his duty is to yield 

 a cheerful obedience to your command. 



I would enjoin upon the reader to practice the 

 same method when educating colts, but not so 

 severely, because by so doing you may make 

 them stubborn ; great patience must be exer- 

 cised while handling colts, as the faults of one 

 misplaced lesson will be visible. Therefore one 

 cannot be too careful, particularly if the animal 

 is nervous and excitable. 



