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superior strength, raid endeavour to disencum- 

 ber himsdf by rearing, kicking up, and plung- 

 ing. Such horses should be mounted by good 

 and rt^solute riders, and the whip and spurs 

 applied vigorously to his sides, which opera- 

 tions will, when used together, strike him witti 

 terror; and most probably, if he be not vicious 

 in an extraordinary degree, Vv-ill effectually check 

 his obstinacy. Whipping him behind will 

 also be of considerable service in sending him 

 forward; but if neither gentle means nor 

 force v/ill effect a remedy, recourse must be 

 had to art. Take a handful of very dry strav/, 

 put it under liis tail, and set fire to it ; and as 

 soon as he feels the heat, he will go forward 

 with alacrity; or it may be done by laying a 

 small bar of heated iron across his posteriors. 

 Either of these methods will effectually break 

 him of restiveness. 



Beside being vicious, obstinate, and restive, a 

 horse may aiso be timid, and sliy of various ob- 

 jects, such as heaps of dirt on the road side, 

 carriages, waggons, and dead animals ; and the 

 noise of drums, firing of cannon, &c. may 

 frighten him if young and unaccustomed to 

 them. If a horse shuns such objects, no no- 

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