mSEMINA TION— INTELLIGENCE 



for instance, when healthy animals are inoculated with the 

 germs of strangles in order to convey the disease to them 

 at a favourable time. The process, if practicable, upon 

 which point there are doubts, is not one to be commended. 

 (See Contagious Diseases^ 



Insemination is the operation of impregnating mares 

 artificially by the means of a specially designed syringe. 

 It has unquestionably been performed successfully in many 

 cases, and the success which has attended these is likely to 

 popularise the custom amongst the owners of breeding stock. 



Inside Car. — (See Governess Cart?) 



Instinct. — Although a difference of opinion may exist 

 as regards the intelligence of horses, there can be no doubt 

 but that their instinct is strongly developed. The power 

 they possess for finding their way about from place to place, 

 and the ability they show when turned out in strange 

 localities to discover where the best food and water are to be 

 had, prove that many years of dependence upon mankind 

 have not affected their sense of self-preservation. There are, 

 however, exceptions to every rule, and the horse provides 

 one, as his dread of fire absolutely prevents him from using 

 what instinct he possesses to escape from a burning stable. 

 On the other hand, his natural gift of instinct makes a horse 

 extremely careful as to what he eats, and it is next to 

 impossible to induce him to drink water from a filthy or 

 greasy pail, whilst cases of his eating poison are com- 

 paratively rare. (See Brain, Intelligence, Memory.) 



Intelligence is a quality which is denied to horses by a 

 great number of persons who are undoubtedly qualified to 

 express an opinion on the subject. At the same time, it is 

 one upon which ideas differ a great deal, and it is difficult 

 to understand how anybody who has seen a horse lifting the 

 latch of a gate in order to get out of a field can deny him 



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