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one's eyes — but he has no such chance of temporary 

 relief. Poor horse ! his sufferings are twofold. 

 He suffers from man's ignorant carelessness and 

 stupidity in putting him in such unhealthy stables, 

 and then from man's cruel brutality in punishing him 

 for his misfortunes — the effect solely of his stable life. 

 Whenever it is possible you should let your horse 



FIG. 50. —THE OPEN DOOR. 



have an open door or window where he can watch 

 what is going on. This will add both to his health 

 and his sense. A horse is a very intelligent animal, 

 and amongst the Arabs, where he lives as a member 

 of the family, he learns as much as a dog does with 

 us. To let him stand all day staring at a blank wall 

 with nothing to occupy his mind simply makes him 



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