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To those who understand the philosophy of horse- 

 manship, these are tlie easiest trained ; for when we 

 have a horse that is wild and lively, we can train him to 

 om* will in a very short time — for they are generally 

 quick to learn, and always ready to obey. But there is 

 another kind that are of a stubborn or vicious disposi- 

 tion ; and although they are not wild, and do not require 

 taming, in the sense it is generally understood, they are 

 just as ignorant as a wild horse, if not more so, and 

 need to be taught just as much: and in order to have 

 them obey quickly, it is very necessary that they should 

 be made to fear their master ; for, in order to obtain 

 perfect obedience from any horse, we must first have 

 him fear us, for our motto is, ''Fear, love and obey f' and 

 we must have the fulfilment of the first two before we 

 can expect the latter; for it is by our philosophy of 

 creating fear, love, and confidence, that we govern to 

 our will every kind of horse whatever. 



Then, in order to take horses as we find them, of all 

 kinds, and to train them to our liking, we should always 

 take with us, when we go into a stable to train a colt, a 

 long switch whip (whalebone buggy-whips are the best), 

 with a good silk cracker, so as to cut keenly and make a 

 sharp report. This, if handled with dexterity, and 

 rightly applied, accompanied with a sharp, fierce word, 

 will be sufficient to enliven the spirits of any horse. 

 With this whip in your right hand, with the lash point- 

 ing backward, enter the stable alone. It is a great dis- 

 advantage, in training a horse, to have any one in the 

 stable with you ; you should be entirely alone, so as to 

 have nothing but yourself to attract his attention. If 

 he is wild, you will soon see him on the opposite side 

 of the stable from you ; and now is the time to use a 

 little judgment. I should not require, myself, more 



