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shine like satin, for drugs will give him a glossy coat 

 while they undermine his constitution I refer to 

 the groom who, in addition to the lustrous look of 

 the animals in his care, is never heard yelling at 

 them to " stand over," or " come round," who is assi- 

 duous in his attentions upon them ; who, recognising 

 in them the possession of virtues and passions, and 

 but scarcely less reasoning powers than he possesses 

 himself, will never even commit an outrage upon 

 their feelings, far less deny them merciful treat- 

 ment. 5 



I have received many accounts of cavalry horses, 

 showing the advantages to horse and rider of kindness 

 on the part of the latter. If any man could have an 

 excuse for being impatient with a horse, it is the 

 cavalry soldier. He cannot spend as much time on 

 his horse as he likes or when he likes. His time is 

 meted out to him like his rations, and if within the 

 given time he cannot produce his horse in a fit state 

 to pass his superior officer's eye, he has to sutler 

 for it. 



So an ignorant man, who has always been used 

 to seeing horses ruled by force, may be pardoned for 

 carrying out his work in the only manner which he 

 knows. But he has imposed upon himself a task 

 which is far more severe than would have fallen to 

 him had he ruled his horse by kindness. Here is 



