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head are in many parts extremely thin and 

 tender, and a trifling blow will fracture it. 

 Gentle means will subdue 'almost every horse, 

 unless he be uncommonly vicious ; but if he 

 will not submit without beating, he ought to be 

 flogged about the body, but should never be 

 struck on the head. 



Horses are very timid by night; for we may 

 naturally suppose that if they are liable to 

 take fright by day, as they do, their fears must 

 be increased at night, when, from the imperfect 

 view they have of every object, their imagina- 

 tion represents them as so many objects of ter- 

 ror. Horses very frequently sweat profusely 

 under the rider at night, merely fram fear, 

 when they have perceived any thing that gave 

 them uncommon alarm. 



When a horse travels in company with 

 others, he goes much better, does not so soon 

 become tired, nor is he apt to take fright so 

 readily; and this is the case with all animals; 

 they are less timid, and by no means so liable 

 to alarm when a number of them is to- 

 gether. Courage is observable in a greater or 

 less degree in the race of horses as well as 

 among men. The more blood a horse shev/s, 

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