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THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN. 



stupid aspect and small brain are very manifest. 

 The one horse ^vill be quick to comprehend 

 Avhat is required of him, and will appreciate any 

 efforts made to brighten his intelligence, while 

 the other will be slow to understand, almost in- 

 different to the kindness of his master, and apt, 

 when too much indulged, to return treachery 



Fig. 1. — Head of Arabian Steed. Fig. 2. — Head of Low-Bred Horse. 



for good treatment. The whip, when applied to 

 the latter as a means of punishment, will proba- 

 bly cow him, but, if used for the same purpose 

 on the former, will rouse in him all the hot 

 temper derived from his ancestors, and in the 

 contest which ensues between his master and 

 himself, he will conquer, or terminate the strife 

 by his own death, or that of his master. 



