60 TAMING HORSES. 



sore or painful when touched, it is useless to un- 

 dertake to break him before he gets well : for the 

 very touch \vliich would give him pleasure being 

 well, gives him pain in this situation, and the more 

 you try to handle him the more you will irritate 

 him. Let him get well, before you undertake to 

 gentle him. 



