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periences a certain amount of pleasure from this handling 

 he will soon become gentle under it, and show a very 

 marked attachment to his keeper. Karey, in his treat- 

 ment of horses, says "The horse that has only a natural 

 fear of man is the easiest trained, for when we have that 

 which is Avild and lively we can train him to our will in 

 a very short time, as they are generally quiet to obey.' 

 There is another kind that are of a stubborn or vicious 

 disposition, and although they are not wild and do not 

 require taming in the sense it is generally understood, 

 they are just as ignorant as the wild horse, if not more so, 

 and need to be taught as much. In order to have them 

 obey quickly, it is necessary that they should be made to 

 fear their master, as in order to obtain perfect obedience 

 from any horse we must first have him to fear us ; our 

 motto is "Fear, love, and obey," and we must have the 

 fulfilment of the two first before we can expect the latter. 

 It is by our philosophy of creating fear, love, and confi- 

 dence, that we govern to our will every kind of horse. 

 Then, in order to take horses as we find them, of all kinds, 

 and train them to our liking, we always take with us, 

 when we go into the stable to a colt, a long switch whip 

 (whalebone buggy whips are the best) with a good silk 

 cracker so as to cut keenly and make a sharp report, 

 accompanied with a sharp fierce word, will be sufficient 

 to enliven the spirits of any horse. With this whip in 

 your right hand, the lash pointing backward, enter the 

 stable alone, as it is a great disadvantage in training horses 

 to have anyone in the stable with you, so that nothing 

 should attract the colt's attention. If it is wild, you 

 will soon see it on the opposite side of the stable to you, 



