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of his head, which will answer the same purpose aa 

 rubbing his forehead. Favour every inclination of 

 the horse to smell or touch you with his nose. Al- 

 ways follow each touch or communication of this 

 kind with the most tender and affectionate caresses, 

 accompanied with a kind look, and pleasant word 

 of some sort, such as ," Ho ! my little boy — ho ! my 

 little boy ! " " Pretty boy ! " " Nice lady ! " or some- 

 thing of that kind, constantly repeating the same 

 words, with the same kind, steady tone of voice ; for 

 the horse soon learns to read the expression of the 

 face and voice, and will know as well when fear, 

 love, or anger prevails, as you know your own feel- 

 ings ; two of which, fear and anger, a good horse- 

 man should never feel. 



HOW TO PROCEED IF YOUR HORSE BE OF 

 A STUBBORN DISPOSITION. 



If your horse, instead of being wild, seems to be 

 of a stubborn or mulish disposition ; if he lays back 

 his ears as you approach him, or turns his heels to 

 kick you, he has not that regard or fear of man 

 that he should have, to enable you to handle him 

 quickly and easily ; and it might be well to give 

 him a few sharp outs with the whip, about the legs, 

 pretty close to the body. It will crack keenly as 



