HORSE SENSE. 75 



pHance with the wishes of man, have been ignored, unknown, or mis- 

 understood. And in too many instances the very means that were in- 

 tended to aid in the management of the horse, have proved added tor- 

 tures to him, from a non-compliance of the natural laws governing the 

 actions of the horse. Nearly all the bad actions of our horses are the 

 results of misplaced confidence, confusion and a misunderstanding of his- 

 nature, abuse from his handler or trying to force him to do what he 

 does not understand. We should always work according to the laws 

 governing the horse's actions and above all, be sure the horse fully un- 

 derstands what we want him to do, and at the same time treat him with 

 the utmost kindness, then he will appreciate what we do for him and in 

 turn, do for us all he is capable of without complaint. 



THE HORSE IS ENDOWED WITH INTELLIGENCE AND 

 PASSIONS. 



If we are not willing to grant that the horse is capable of great in- 

 telligence, we are sure that he is endowed with much the same passions 

 that we are, and when both man and horse get angry at the same time, 

 resentment, destruction and revenge are often manifest, and as the 

 horse has a very retentive memory, he is often made a dangerous ani- 

 mal, where he might have been a docile and useful friend. 



USEFUL EVERY-DAY LESSONS RATHER THAN TRICKS. 



It should be our duty in the education of the horse to confine our- 

 selves to the every-day practical lessons, which will make him more use- 

 ful in his duties, rather than to educate him to such tricks as only show 

 his degree of intelligence, which are seen at the circus and other ex- 

 hibitions. 



The capabilities of the horse for a useful education is greatly depend- 

 ent on the size, quality and development of the brain, the same as with 

 man. 



It is the universal practice everywhere to look at the head and face 

 of man to form any idea of his character, and while but few are experts 

 in reading human character, everybody intuitively forms their opinions, 

 from this portion of the human anatomy ihstead of some other, and 

 there is no question but the horse's head and face is as good an index to 

 his character as that of man to the human family. 



The page cut No. 27, of heads of horses is something of a study for 

 the reader, from the performances of the horses and their reputation. 

 While they show in some respects many points of resemblance, there are 

 others of striking differences. Fig. i at the top, represents the heads of 

 President McKinley's favorite carriage team. Defiance and Selim, the 

 latter on the ofif side. They are 1634 hands high, both chestnut, strip in 

 faces, right front and both hind feet white; very stylish and tractable and 

 can be rode at a 2:40 clip, and said to be the most beautiful and stylish 

 pair ever owned at the White House. They were bred by Geo. Warren 

 & Sons, Laurel Hill stock farm. Fox Lake, Wis. They are six years old, 

 and descendents of the fine Arab stallion. Linden Tree,, presented to 



