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state,) that must be overcome before we can success- 

 fully proceed to learn him anything else. This the 

 Mexicans, as well as the Indians, accomplish in their 

 way with the lasso, in catching them wild by decoy- 

 ing and riding up to a herd of them, and throwing it 

 over the head of one, (around the neck of the animal,) 

 and then follow him in the chase until he is choked 

 down. After this, he is not hurt, but caressed and 

 talked to, when he is hampered and led to camp 

 without further trouble, where he soon learns to love 

 and obey his master. 



f'^j0^6-w, I do not expect to be fortunate enough to 

 make myself renowned in relating my experience or 

 observation of the horse, in this respect; bat trust 

 mainly on the merits of this subject, to become use- 

 ful to those who feel an interest in this important 

 topic. 



First, the horse is governed, and receives his in- 

 struction through the five senses, viz. : seeing, tasting 

 hearing, smelling and feeling; the one of seeing 

 seems to rather predominate. But the most of these 

 are more acute than even man's, for they partially 

 supply the place of reason in the animal. Secondly, 

 he is governed ( like all other animals ) by his in- 

 stinct, which is combined in the five senses ; and one 

 of the qualities of his instinct is to fear the approach 

 of man, whom he looks upon as his superior. This 

 is more especially the case when he is in a wild state ; 

 but when this wild fear is changed to love by kind 

 treatment, it is increased an hundi-ed fold. Another 



