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up the habit. When in harness it is not safe to 

 hitch him thus, as it gives him an opportunity to 

 pull himself down ; it is therefore better to tie 

 the halter around the body, back of the shoulders, 

 instead of tying it to the foot; if he pulls now, 

 he pulls against his fore-arms, but it does not 

 take him off his feet. Another plan is to tie a 

 knot in the tail so that it will not slip, then divide 

 the hairs in the middle above the knot, and pass 

 the end of the halter through the opening and 

 tie it, so that when he pulls it brings the tail 

 between the hind ngs; thus fixed, he pulls upon 

 his head and tail. Either of these plans will 

 effectually break up the habit. 



OBJECTS OP FEAR. 



Some horses are naturally far more timid than 

 others, and take alarm at objects which in others 

 produce no fear. We have seen horses dread- 

 fully agitated during a thunder-storm ; while, on 

 the contrary, we have observed some apparently 

 indifferent to the flashes and roar. In cases 

 where horses are in stables on fire, fear appears 

 to paralyze their powers, so that it is very difficult 

 to rescue them, unless they be first blindfolded, 

 which should always be done. Professor Eodet 

 relates several curious cases of this character : 

 "In 1806, during the campaign of Austerlitz, a 

 Piedmontese officer possessed a beautiful, and in 

 other respects, a most serviceable mare, but which 

 ine peculiarity rendered at times exceedingly 



