HORSES. 115 



Their labour on the road, as well as in the field, 

 is heavy. Loads of hay, corn, manure, &,c., 

 generally try their strength much, and require a 

 good team. 



There is much in the care and management 

 of horses, whether at work or in the stable, 

 which makes the difference in their usefulness 

 and condition. Plenty of food is one thing, but 

 by no means the only point of importance. 

 With regard to their work, judgment and gen- 

 tleness in those who guide them will get more 

 service out of this sensitive animal, than all the 

 blows and ill usage which can be resorted to. 

 The carman, wagoner, ploughman, horseman, 

 or whoever he may be that attends them, 

 should, to be master of his business, understand 

 the mechanical means, as to the harness and 

 machine, by which his horse?' strength is appli- 

 ed. He should u^d?rstar^d the language which 



