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desperately obstinate that he would stand and kick at 

 his tail. No method of subjection was equal to the 

 emergency, excej^t extreme pressure on the spinal cord 

 (which you will find explained elsewhere in this book.) 

 I removed the roll for a short time, then applied it once 

 more, when he showed unconditional surrender. The 

 next day he was curried in his stall without a string or 

 strap on him. 



There are numerous other ^'Xoted Cases" that I 

 would like to call your attention to, but space will not 

 permit at this time. 



While this book is not a large one, it contains 

 more information on training horses than almost any 

 other book published on the subject. There are other 

 larger books that are said to be horse training books, 

 yet are largely made up with Veterinary departments 

 and other reading matter that does not pertain to the 

 education of the horse at all. I am often asked why 

 1 don't study Veterinary Surgery in connection with 

 horse training. My answer is simply this : I have al- 

 ready undertaken all that is possible for one man to 

 master. "Horse training'^ and "horse doctoring'^ are 

 two different professions, and are as far apart as farm- 

 ing and practicing law. And in my estimation it is 

 impossible for any one man to thoroughly master two 

 professions. He will invariably make one secondary to 

 the other, and in most cases he will make a complete 

 failure of both. It has been my full desire and aim to 

 thoroughly master the art of controlling and educating- 

 horses; consequently I have dropped every thing else. 



