HOKSE vSENSE. 157 



ATTENDANT STANDING ON OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE 

 SMITH. 



When the attendant takes his position on the opposite side from 

 the smith, any struggle that the horse makes will naturally be towards 

 the smith; besides, if the horse's head is inclined from the smith, it 

 as naturally throws more weight on the smith than if the head was 

 turned to the same side, and renders his position necessarily more 

 or less dangerous; but if the attendant will always stand on the same 

 side as the operator and incline the horse's head a little to the same 

 side, the operator is relieved of the bearing down of the horse, as that 

 inclines the weight on the opposite legs as seen in cut No. 74. Besides 

 the easy position thus obtained, there is little or no danger in the 

 horse's struggles, as they will be away from the operator instead of 

 towards him. 



COMPLETE SUCCESS DEPENDENT ON ATTENTION TO 

 DETAILS. 



The details of any department of animal husbandry goes to make 

 up the sum total of success, and while we have in the last two chap- 

 ters only dealt with a few of the many conditions to be solved, a 

 careful study and practice of these will be preparatory to meeting 

 other contingencies, the sole object of which is to render our horses 

 of more service to us, by showing our fellow men some of the details 

 of the methods, horse sense and true horse education, resulting from 

 long experience. 



WE MUST CONDUCT OURSELVES IN HARMONY WITH THE 

 CIRCUMSTANCES. 



We must ever take matters as we find them, and conduct ourselves 

 according to circumstances and conditions. If we will commence the 

 proper education of our horses when they are very young, we will find 

 the same results as with our children who have the proper training in 

 their youth — no trouble in after life, if naturally well disposed; but if 

 we let our horses run wild until they have attained their mature growth, 

 we must certainly use such means and methods (without violence) as 

 win -"ositively demonstrate to them that we are masters of the situa- 

 tion, yet merciful to the end. 



OUR EDUCATION WAS NOT ACQUIRED IN A DAY. NOR IS 

 THAT OF THE HORSE. 



We did not obtain our education in a day, week, month or year; 

 then why expect the horse to understand all that is needed of him in the 

 unreasonably short period that is ordinarily required? Because we have 

 herein indicated, as well as shown, the means for the control of our 

 horses, we sincerely hope none of the readers of this book will look 

 upon it as a means of revenge for some of the actions of their horses 

 and severely punish them, simply because advantages can be so readily 

 taken of them. The whole principle is to avoid danger and trouble 

 with our horses, rather than the correction of acquired bad habits. 

 Let us commence right, ever keep right, and we will always be right. 



