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noose, In that you can relax the punish- 

 ment quicker, as you should the instant 

 he is a good boy. Punish your horse 

 quickly for wrong-doing, and as quickly 

 relax when the desired end is attained. 

 I have a rearing-bit for rearers, which, 

 with a fast martingale attached, presses 

 the top jaw uncomfortably, and answers 

 with some horses ; but the best cure I 

 know for rearing in riding-horses is to 

 shove them in harness, and when they 

 rear punish them with a severe whip 

 inside the thigh, which is the most vul- 

 nerable part of a horse. The secret of 

 exacting your wishes from a horse is to 

 cause, by whip, spur, or rein, the fact of 

 wrong-doing to become uncomfortable 

 or unbearable to him ; but the moment 

 he bends to your desire the pain must 

 cease, or he will never distinguish right 

 from wrong. Elephants are the easiest 



