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APPLIANCES FOR HORSE-TRAININQ 



" That which is new is only that which has been forgotten." 



Translated from the Russian. 



^"T^HE British Board of Agriculture as at present 

 constituted only came into existence in the 

 year 1889. It might with advantage have collected 

 information on the subject of horse-training for dis- 

 tribution amongst breeders and farmers, but no 

 official reports have dealt with the subject as far as 

 I am aware. This is unfortunate, as scientific 

 knowledge in this branch would be of the greatest 

 use to the agricultural population; it would lower 

 the percentage of horses that either break down un- 

 der training or become intractable from improper 

 treatment, and it would increase the value of those 

 that find purchasers. 



A study of equine literature reveals our happv- 



go-lucky ways in this important matter, in particular 



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