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loves to play the bully. As he will 

 seldom take the liberty of practisiDg 

 these upon a resolute man, it is not 

 necessary to point out to his victims 

 what course to pursue. 



If the horse is tauQ;ht to calm his fears 

 at the sound of the voice of man — if he 

 is never ill-treated, in or out of the 

 stable — if he does not perceive timidity 

 upon the part of his masters, and if, with 

 all these conditions, he is given plenty of 

 air and exercise, he will never show vice. 



TRE SADDLE. 



The tree, of the pattern known to the 

 world as the English saddle, should be 

 selected and covered to permit the rider, 

 with his peculiarities of figure, taking an 



