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3rd. All side motions affect in like manner — in opposite direction. 

 4th. In all of our operations with the horse, it should be our high- 

 est aim to avoid giving him pain when in close contact with him. 



5th. Whenever he becomes entangled by accident, or we do it pur- 

 poselj', we should stay away from him until he reali^s his utter help- 

 lessness to free himself, then go to his assistance and kindly relieve 

 him, when he will appreciate us, and readily becom.e our willing ser- 

 vant. But if, by entanglement, we abuse him for it, then, whenever he 

 finds himself encumbered in any way, he naturally goes to work to 

 free himself and gets away from his handler — making a dangerous horse, 

 instead of what he should be — kind and gentle. 



6th. We should endeavor to control our horses by m.eans and 

 methods that will demonstrate to them that we are the stronger (through 

 the means used), but associated with kindness whenever in close con- 

 tact with them. 



7th. In connection with the means to demonstrate our superior 

 power over the horse, we should never forget that the medium of the 

 stomach is the most direct road to his affections — consequently, not- 

 withstanding, we may lay him down, deprive him of the use of his 

 legs, etc., we should feed him sugar, sweet apples, cookies, or what- 

 ever he relishes from our hand, and it is astonishing, to the masses, 

 how soon the wild or even vicious horse is as docile as a lamb. 



8th. The reader will observe that the means set forth, in Horse 

 Sense, is not intended to injure the horse in any way, but to enable 

 his handler to demonstrate his superior muscular power (through these 

 means) over that of the horse without any manifestation of anger 

 on the part of the handler. 



9th. We should at all times keep the horse cool and quiet, and en- 

 deavor to show him kindly what is expected of him, rather than to try- 

 to force him to do what he does not understand. 



loth. We should always make the lessons short and impressive, 

 and never try to progress faster than the horse fully understands what 

 we want of him. 



Note: To reassure the reader that we are correct in this matter, 

 we have to only remind him that, if a horse gets his head fast any- 

 where, he goes backward to get loose. If he gets his front foot over 

 any obstruction if not more than one foot high, and feels the pressure 

 on the underside of his leg, he instinctively goes backward for relief. 

 When he gets his hind foot fast, he goes forward to free himself. Fasten 

 a tin can to his tail, and like the dog in the same condition, he goes 

 forward as fast as he can. If the horse undertakes to go through a 

 narrow passage, like a narrow door or between two posts, and he is 

 pressed on both sides at the swell of his body back of the middle, he 

 goes on through if it knocks his hips down. Whoever "broke" a colt 

 to the halter but knew, before putting the halter on the colt's head, 

 when he began to pull at the halter, that tn'<; colt wou\d go backwards 

 for relief, but what proportion of fnankind ever stopped and thought 

 what made the colt go that way invai'^'olr.'' Tne colt thinks he has bis 



