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are naturally of a quiet temperament, require very 

 little schooling before getting used to the terrors 

 of the road. More than a few, indeed, pay but the 

 smallest attention, even when they are faced with 

 these machines for the first time. Others again are most 

 troublesome in this respect. Many horse-breakers, for 

 instance, put the animal in harness and drive him in 

 the thick of traffic until he gets accustomed to tractions, 

 motors, music, and all the rest of it. the assistant 

 brakesman dismounting, of course, when the exigencies 

 of the circumstances demand it. 



In the writers' opinion, however, it is much better 

 to bring the timorous animal into contact with the 

 dangers of the streets when out of harness, either by 

 means of the cavesson and leading rein, or by driving 

 him on foot with the long reins up to a motor, or the 

 like, and circling him around it whilst it is at a stand- 

 still, after that when the machine is in motion. 



Some large horse dealers keep a motor specially for 

 the purpose, and soon get their scholars to take no 

 notice of it. It is necessary, however, to get a horse 

 accustomed to the sight, not only of motors themselves, 

 but also to the lights they carry, as these are often 

 a cause of a horse becoming restive at night, 



