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residence there was a salt-work The first time I had 

 occasion to pass this at night, the flames were issuing from 

 the top of the furnace. Mj horse came to a stand when 

 within about fifty yards from it, and neither coaxing nor 

 force would induce him to proceed. I turned his head 

 homewards, and applied both whip and spur smartly, and 

 galloped him at full speed to my gate ; I then drew up, and 

 turning round, returned at a sharp trot, and on coming up 

 to the salt-work, he passed it without manifesting any signs 

 of fear, and never afterwards showed the slightest reluctance 

 to proceed when he came to it. 



Some horses have a trick of shying on coming out of the 

 stable. This is acquired by having received some injury 

 while entering the door, or striking his head against the top 

 of the doorway if too low. This is incurable, so far as I 

 know ; for both kind treatment and severity have been 

 tried without success. 



RESTIFFMSS, AND RESISTING BEING MOUNTED. 



Some horses which possess a lively or impatient temper, 

 manifest a desire to start ofi" before the rider can get seated 

 m the saddle. Indeed some will attempt to set off when- 

 ever the foot is put in the stirrup. This is a troublesome 

 and dangerous fault, even with the most expert horseman, 

 and especially so to those who are inexperienced or infirm. 

 Horses sometimes become so cunning that they know a good 

 from a bad horseman, and finding they are either to be, or 

 actually mounted, by a timid or indificrent rider, will en- 

 deavour to throw him off, or bolt away before he is properly 

 seated. 



The horse mentioned in the preceding article on shying, 

 when I first had him, exhibited the utmost reluctance to be 

 mounted ; so much so, that it was impossible to succeed 



