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it fails to understand, and as soon as weariness is manifest any further 

 work must be postponed until another day. Frequent short lessons are 

 generally enjoyed by the colt, and, if they are given in regular order 

 every day, step by step, the colt soon learns to like both the work and its 

 teacher. 



In summing up this whole matter it is unnecessary to say more than 

 this: That if the foregoing instructions are carefully followed the writer 

 has great confidence in the results with both teacher and his pupils. 



In reviewing this subject the reader will please bear in mind that the 

 author is not trying to force any special theories upon the public, but 

 only very anxious to relieve the horse of much of his suffering, but, by 

 giving through this medium his experience and observations, intelli- 

 gence and wonderful memory of the very large majority of our horses, 

 as well as making the horse much more valuable to his owner by edu- 

 cation, care and treatment, he hopes to get the reader to looking at this 

 whole matter just as we find it in nature, and not on the basis of punish- 

 ment. 



In recapitulating, the reader's attention is called to the early beginning 

 of the colt's education and the importance of the instructor thoroughly 

 understanding the colt's nature throughout, as well as just how to proceed 

 step by step for a complete education without any danger of failure in 

 making a safe, reliable and trustworthy, mature horse for the duties to 

 which he is best adapted. 



The means and methods here referred to are only suggestive to the 

 reader, and if any one has a better and more comprehensive system in 

 conformity with the natural laws of animal life, it should not be held 

 back, but set forth in the interest of men and horses, 

 of the neck from top to bottom. 



