INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 3 



may be of important service to those who have 

 never had any regular instruction, and still 

 more to those who, having received some little 

 tuition, perhaps from being in too great haste 

 to "go alone/* or from other circumstances, 

 have not attained to that mastery in the manage- 

 ment of horses, which is essential to safety, ease, 

 and elegance. 



THE HORSE: 



HIS NATURE AND PROPERTIES AGE ; HOW 



DISCOVERED TREATMENT, GROOMING, 



FEEDING ; WATERING SHOEING ; ETC. 



THE Horse is an animal of great spirit and 

 strength, very docile, delicate, and sensitive ; 

 therefore harsh treatment is not only unne- 

 cessary, but injurious. Habit forms the dis- 

 position of the horse, and guides his instinct ; 

 gentle treatment encourages and divests him 

 of fear, a feeling which is often mistaken for 



