TAMING HORSES. 83 



main in the rack all night, but not the corn. Give 

 him twenty or thirty ears, if he will eat so many, 

 before you start. From April to the first of Sep- 

 tember, feed a little at noon. Clean the mud out 

 of your horse's hoofs, every now and then ; that is, 

 every morning, or second morning; and, if you 

 perceive that your horse often gets balls of hard, 

 dry earth in them, rub soft soap upon the inside 

 of them, and that will prevent the mud from 

 sticking. 



A HORSE THAT IS APT TO STUMBLE 

 THROUGH CARELESSNESS. 



Feed well : that, in the first place, will give him 

 strength to stand upon his feet firmly, and be able 

 to support his rider; and, should he still stumble, 

 ride him with a Spanish bridle, and hold the reins 

 rather short, and check him whenever he stumbles. 

 This is, perhaps, the most efficacious remedy known. 

 Some horses are so constructed that they are natu- 

 ral stumblers. It is very difficult to cure such a 

 one of this defect, though by using him some time 

 to the S];)anish bit, he will stumble less. 



