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Had a contrary course been pursued, it would 

 probably have made the creature headstrong, 

 balky, and unreliable ; he would have yielded 

 to the whip and spur at one time only to battle 

 the more fiercely against them at the first favor- 

 able opportunity, and his master would never 

 have known at what minute he might have to 

 enter into a contest with him. That a horse 

 trained by violent means can never be trusted 

 is a fact which is every day becoming better 

 recognized and appreciated. 



" A great many accidents might be avoided/' 

 says a well-known authority upon the education 

 of the horse, " could the populace be instructed 

 to think a horse was endowed with senses, was 

 gifted with feelings, and was able in some de- 

 gree to appreciate motives." ..." The strong- 

 est man cannot physically contend against the 

 weakest horse. Man's power reposes in better 

 attributes than any which reside in thews and 

 muscles. Reason alone should dictate and con- 

 trol his conduct. Thus guided, mortals have 

 subdued the elements. For power, when men- 

 tal, is without limit : by savage violence noth- 

 ing is attained and man is often humbled." 



The lady who has the good fortune to live in 

 the country where she can have so many op- 

 portunities for studying the disposition and 



