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never had the bit out of his mouth, to which was 

 attached a long chain ; his mane and tail were never 

 combed, and no blacksmith could touch his feet, and 

 when he died, his hoofs had grown to nearly twelve 

 inches long. Mr. Kime Hunter, of Thorpe Arnold, near 

 Melton Mowbray, many years ago, owned a horse called 

 Jingle Pot ; he was very vicious, yet all his stock turned 

 out quiet and docile. It is the most intelligent colt that 

 becomes by mismanagement and bad treatment the 

 vicious horse, hence the necessity of the utmost caution 

 on the part of owners of young stock to obtain intel- 

 ligent men to look after [hem. The training of the colt 

 is a work that requires great pains, care, and patience, 

 therefore it should not be entrusted to unskilful hands, 

 which is too often the case. Many valuable animals are 

 totally spoiled by the ignorance displayed by their 

 trainers, who often have no patience and as little judg- 

 ment ; therefore they expect the colt to do things which 

 they have not the sense to teach it, and then ill-use it 

 because it does not understand, Such men should be 

 placed in a foreign country among men whose language 

 they cannot understand to be their taskmasters, who 

 should punish them every time they make a mistake, 

 then they perhaps would have more patience with the 

 poor animal under their care, and not expect it to do 

 things until it has been taught what it is expected to 

 do. The careful trainer will commence with the colt at 

 its mother's side. By carefully handling it, he will teach 

 it to hold up its legs by lifting gently at the fetlock, and 

 always using the words " hold up." The colt soon 

 recognises the sound, and as it finds it is not hurt, it 



