GENEEAL PEINCIPLES. 



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expectedly to his notice or in contact with his body, it is 



liable to excite the most intense fear or resistance, and 



of which he will ever 



afterward be afraid ; 



whereas if brought 



slowly and gently to 



his notice, letting him 



smell and feel of it, it 



can soon be brought 



over or around him 



without causing the 



least fear, or attracting 



his attention. It does 



not matter whether it 



is in driving to carriage, 



letting the crosspiece come across the quarters, raising an 



umbrella behind, or the noise of a steam-engine, etc., the 



effect is the same. 



Fig. 6. — Sketch from life. Good illustration 

 of a vicious, treacherous nature. 



Fig. 7. — The Hilman Horse, "Jet." A noted vicious Stallion. 



Third. In relation to teaching the meaning of sounds 

 or words of command. It is evident that if a man were to 

 sit on a block and simply repeat the word " whoa " to a 

 horse, he might do it indefinitely without teaching him its 



