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CHAP. XXXVII. 



0:< RESTIVE HORSES, AND THE METHOD OF 

 CORRECTING THEM. 



Some horses are of so vicious a temper that 

 they w^ill frequently do only what they please, 

 go at vi^hat pace they choose, and w^hichever 

 way they take into their heads. Horses of this 

 description generally object to going from 

 home, and indeed most of them return toward 

 their stables with more ajacrity than they set 

 out j vv^hich is very natural in irrational crea- 

 tures, whose chief pleasure is eating and drink- 

 ing. A horse will frequently stop at those 

 places to which he has been accustomed; nei- 

 ther force or severity will induce him to pass 

 particular objects. Sometimes he will go back- 

 wards instead of forwards ; and good horses 

 are often spoiled from being rode by boys and 

 timid riders, of which the horse is soon sensi- 

 ble, and will avail himself of the advantage of 



