56 HORSES 



I believe, the title adopted by Tories with Liberal 

 ideas. There has been very little change in English 

 stable management for the last hundred years, and 

 any alteration that has been made has always had 

 its inception from outside sources. The result is 

 that we find Americans far ahead of us in their 

 treatment of horses. At least that is my opinion, 

 my view being that their methods are more humane 

 and more sensible. Across the Atlantic the voice 

 plays a very considerable part in the working and 

 management of horses. 



American trainers who have come to England have 

 been repeatedly successful in making animals quiet 

 that in other hands had been unmanageable, both 

 in the stable and on the racecourse. The English 

 Vainer and his satellites employ methods because 

 they are hallowed by age, whilst the American is 

 not afraid of making any new departure if it 

 appears to him to be dictated by common sense. 

 That is why I say to you, reason things out for 

 yourself, and use your common sense. You may 

 make mistakes, and get laughed at for departing 

 from the beaten track, but a little laughter will not 

 hurt you, and you will soon find out when you are 

 wrong. At the same time it is just as well to make 

 use of other people's experience in forming your 

 own judgment, and my idea in writing this book is 

 not to give you a complete manual of directions, 

 but to give you hints, and then incite you to think 

 for yourself. 



The man who wants to control horses must first 



