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A shy horse should never be forced to face an 

 object that frightens it. The animal may be made 

 to pass anything that causes fear if its head be 

 turned away and the outside heel drives it along 

 in a side movement similar to that known as 

 shoitlder-in ; and in the same manner a horse can 

 be made to or-Q in a direction for which it is dis- 



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inclined. If the thing which frightens the horse be 

 moving, the horse should be brought to a halt with 

 its flank towards the object, and the animal be 

 soothed by voice and hand. A nervous horse is 

 far more fearful of music, moving troops, banners,, 

 etc., when at some distance than when in the 

 immediate vicinity ; and In teaching the horse to 

 be quiet with such sights and sounds, it should be 

 quietly but firmly brought close to them in such a 

 manner that whatever causes its alarm is upon one 

 side or the other, rather than directly in its face 

 or directly behind it. 



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