52 HORSE-MASTERSHIP 



with our heads down, picking at the fresh 

 spring grass, and thinking of forms of life 

 which are much lower than the horse ; and 

 as there is still much to say before we can 

 be said to have completed the subject of 

 horsemanship, so the order is once again, 

 ** Stand to your horses." 



Now we have learned to feed our horse, 

 to exercise him, to groom him, and to 

 know something about his character, and a 

 little of the parasites which may get into his 

 blood and destroy his health. What remains 

 but to know how to treat the results of 

 accidents and those minor ills and discom- 

 forts which horse-flesh is liable to suffer 

 from ? 



Let me dispose of the results of accidents 

 first. On these I do not propose to detain 

 you long. A few general principles will do 

 to treat all ordinary cases. I want you never 

 to forget that in dealing with a horse you are 

 dealing with an animal built in all respects 

 of the same flesh and blood as you your- 

 selves are composed of. Those of you who 



