HORSE-TRAINING MADE EASY. lOl 



himself. What you do must be done thoroughly, 

 or better not do it at all. 



Once handhng a horse produces but a tempo- 

 pary effect. " A merciful man is merciful to hif^ 

 beast." 



On first hitching a colt in the stable, put a 

 rope behind him, so that he cannot pull back 

 upon the halter. Light stables are preferable to 

 dark ones. Why? On taking a horse from a 

 dark stable the pupil of the eye is dilated, in con- 

 sequence of the change from a dark place to a 

 light one ; the pupil is acted upon too suddenly 

 and severely; the result is, the animal cannot 

 distinguish objects until the pupil of the eye con- 

 tracts. 



Stuff the feet often, and use occasionally Dr. R. 

 Jennings's Hoof Ointment, if you would keep 

 the feet of your horses in a healthy condition. 



Drive fast, and stop often. 



Pay the groom liberally, it will pay you back 

 in the care of your horse. 



To warrant a horse free from vice is to make 

 use of an almost indefinite term, for its bounda- 

 ries are neither well defined nor understood ; and 

 under this sweeping term might be included 

 many faults generally considered trivial. Slipping 

 the coIIot, w'eaviog in tfee stall, &o., might all 

 equally be oonstfued ioto vids. 



To warrant a hdr^e |)erfe<?tly free £?t)pi^ice is 

 great folly, beoauee it will always admit of a 

 quibblok 



In law, the word " warranted" extends merely 

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