CHAPTEE III. 



VICES, AND DISAGREEABLE OB DANGEEOUS HABITS. 



N the last chapter we gave 

 instances of mischievous propensities di- 

 rected only against certain kinds of objects, 

 and displaying all the characters of what is 

 called monomania. These are rare cases ; 

 but it is not uncommon to find horses, 

 whom no jury would pronounce insane, but 

 who are addicted to the worst and most malevolent 

 practices, such as kicking, biting, and plunging with- 

 out provocation, or to shying and starting from mere 

 wantonness, to the great danger and annoyance of 

 their riders. These and other vices are partly the 

 effect of a naturally bad temper, and partly of bad 

 education. Horses, for instance, that are teased by 

 the thoughtless play of grooms and stable boys, will 



