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cart, with one or two horses in the front of him. Each 

 start should be done without the whip, and for sliort 

 distances only. It has been found that the most obstinate 

 jibber has been glad to go freely in the shafts of a light 

 vehicle, after a few lessons in a loaded cart with two good 

 steeds in front of him. If a horsebreaker be engaged, 

 particular attention should be paid to his system of treat- 

 ment, and strict observance of his instructions, both in the 

 stable and out of doors. It has been said of many 

 horses that they were " not able to pull the cap off a 

 man's head," but after a few patient lessons and kind 

 treatment they have been termed willing to " pull at a 

 standing tree." 



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