1 66 EDUCATING THE HORSE, 



mean pain ; and, rather than suffer pain, he 

 cheerfully obeys the word. 



Persons have practiced the foregoing idea and 

 succeeded in accomplishing their purpose and 

 have, no doubt, been highly gratified that their 

 horse was so intelligent, yielding a quiet obedi- 

 ence to their efforts in a very short time ; now 

 had the owner known that a foundation for a 

 complete education was properly laid, how easily 

 could he have built a superstructure thereon that 

 would have been permanent and beneficial during 

 the life of the animal. Men are often conceited 

 and think that because they have experienced 

 no difficulty in the past in breaking and handling 

 their horses, therefore all will be sunshine in the 

 future. I would advise a careful perusal of my 

 work, and, by so doing, those of the character 

 above described will have their conceit sup- 

 planted as they gain the knowledge of a practical 

 system of properly educating the horse. 



