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fidence between man and horse. He speaks only 

 of the kind that fear man. 



To those who understand the philosophy of horse- 

 manship, these are the easiest trained ; for when 

 we have a horse that is wild and lively, we can 

 train him to our will in a very short time — for they 

 are generally quick to learn, and always ready to 

 obey. But there is another kind that are of a 

 stubborn or vicious disposition ; and although they 

 are not wild, and do not require taming in the 

 sense it is generally understood, they are just as 

 ignorant as a wild horse, if not more so, and need 

 to be taught just as much : and in order to have 

 them obey quickly, it is very necessary that they 

 should be made to fear their master ; for, in drdor 

 to obtain perfect obedience from any horse, we 

 must first hav^e him fear us, for our motto is, fear, 

 love, and obey; and we must have the fulfilment 

 of the first two before we can expect the latter ; for 

 it is by our philosophy of creating fear, love, and 

 confidence, that we govern to our will every kind 

 of horse whatever. 



Then, in order to take horses as we find them, 

 of all kinds, and to train them to our liking, we 

 will always take with us, when we go into a stable 

 to train a colt, a loag switch whip (whalebone 

 buggy-whips are the best), with a good silk cracker 



so as to cut keenly and make a sharp report, which, 

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