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hecrs these or similar sounds, he will naturallf 

 conclude that he Is about to be fed, and will 

 hear them rather with pleasure than alarm. 



If you wish your horse to be accustomed to 

 military exercise, and to break him. to t!ie use 

 of pistols, carabine, and sabre, (this also will 

 be sufficient to break him for shooting,) you 

 must let him see those instruments whilst he is 

 eating his oats. You rnay first begin by cock- 

 ing the pistols, and snapping them without 

 priming, then proceed to flash in the pan with 

 a little powder, and afterwards fire a small 

 charge, and so on. These things are to be 

 done first in the stable near the horse, but 

 afterwards across his back; you must at the 

 same time humour him, in order to convince 

 him that it is done in good nature. Then 

 hang the pistols, &c. up in the stable, in such 

 a situation that the horse may always have his 

 eye upon them. With respect to the sabre 

 exercise, you must act differently. First draw 

 and return the sword frequently in t'he stable 

 while he feeds ; lean on his back v/ith the right 

 arm, holding the sabre in tlie same liand, and 

 continue moving it gently till the horse be- 

 comes accustomed to itj afterwards pass it 

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