92 BREAKING AND TRAINING 



although he may pass a vehicle of this description 

 all right in the day time. 



The same remark applies to traction engines, the 

 lights and sounds at railway stations, and the 

 vicinity of railway lines. 



There is no doubt, however, that motors are 

 becoming so common on our highways and byways, 

 that the horse will almost by nature become used to 

 them. 



Touch, hearing, and sight, however, are not the 

 only sources through which a horse may be moved to 

 terror. The sense of smell is, in the case of some 

 animals very peculiar, the writer (and no doubt others) 

 having known several instances of horses which mani- 

 fested a decided objection to passing a tan yard, 

 piggery, etc. 



Under these circumstances, when persuasion fails, 

 it is advisable to lead the animal past the spot to 

 which he may have taken objection, if he be in harness. 

 When he has to pass these odours, however, frequently, 

 the desire to be led is a bad habit to teach a horse, and 

 stimulation with the whip is a better way of training 

 him to obedience. If the general education of a horse 

 is neglected, and he is put between the shafts without 



