TAMING HORSES. Ill 



neatli his rider. If he had the power to reason, 

 would he not rear and pitch his rider, rather than 

 suffer him to run him to death ? Or would he con- 

 descend to carry at all the vain impostor, who, 

 with but equal intellect, was trying to impose on 

 his equal rights and equally independent spirit. 

 But happily for us, he has no consciousness of im- 

 position, no thought of disobedience except by im- 

 pulse caused by the violation of the law of his na- 

 ture. Consequently, when disobedient, it is the 

 fault of man. 



Then, we can but come to the conclusion that, if 

 a horse is not taken in a way at variance with the 

 laws of his nature, he will do anything that he 

 fully comprehends, without making any ofier of 

 resistance. 



Second — The fact of the horse being unconscious 

 of the amount of his strength can be proven to the 

 satisfaction of any one. For instance, such re- 

 marks as these are common, and perhaps familiar 

 to your recollection. One person says to another, 

 "If that wild horse there was conscious of the 

 amount of his strength, his owner w^ould have no 

 business with him in that vehicle ; such light reins 

 and harness too — if he knew he could snap them 

 asunder in a minute and be as free as the air we 

 breathe;" and, "That horse yonder, that is paw- 

 ing and fretting to follow the company that is fast 



