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If a two, three or four ^'Car old should go off his feed 

 always make a point of examining both molar and 

 incisor (grinders and nippers) teeth, as irregularities, 

 entanglements, etc., are not uncommon about these 

 ages, and a frequent cause of going " off feed," to use 

 a horsey phrase. 



Regarding breaking tackle, this should be cleaned 

 daily and always kept up to concert pitch (see 

 " Groom's Guide," Everett & Co.), and not allowed 

 to become a rusty rotten mass of tackle, as commonly 

 happens. 



A clever horse breaker must be thorough and 

 systematic in all he does if he wishes to ply his craft 

 with success, and brilliancy, and his motto, In omnia 

 paratus (Ready for all things). 



