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other things, is that good old adage true, that " haste 

 makes waste " that is, waste of time for the gain 

 of trouble and perplexity. 



One wrong move may frighten your horse, and 

 make him think it necessary to escape at all hazards 

 for the safety of his life and thus make two hours' 

 work of a ten minutes' job ; and this would be all 

 your own fault, and entirely unnecessary for he 

 will not run unless you run after him, and that 

 would not be good policy unless you knew that you 

 could outrun him, for you will have to let him stop 

 of his own accord after all. But he will not try to 

 break away unless you attempt to force him into 

 measures. If he does not see the way at once, and 

 is a little fretful about going in, do not undertake 

 to drive him, but give him a little less room outside, 

 by gently closing in around him. Do not raise your 

 arms, but let them hang at your side, for you might 

 as well raise a club : the horse has never studied 

 anatomy, and does not know but that they will 

 unhinge themselves and fly at him. If he attempts 

 to turn back, walk before him, but do not run ; and 

 if he gets past you, encircle him again in the same 

 quiet manner, and he will soon find that you are 

 not going to hurt him ; and then you can walk so 

 close around him that he will go into the stable for 

 more room, and to get farther from you. As soon 

 as he is in, remove the quiet horse and shut the door. 

 This will be his first notion of confinement not 

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