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but without force or harshness, and 

 presently he will obey as a matter of 

 course and without an idea of resist- 

 ance. 



The most common fault of a horse is 



shying, and though no one who has a 



secure seat should be inconveni- 



Shyers 



enced thereby, its treatment needs 

 some discrimination. Shying often arises 

 from defective vision. If, however, the 

 animal's eyes are in good condition, it 

 may come from timidity, but in either 

 case the horse should be soothed and 

 coaxed up to the object of his aversion 

 and shown its harmlessness. If it is 

 merely a trick, then playing with his 

 mouth and speaking in a warning tone 

 when approaching anything likely to 

 attract his notice will usually make him 

 go straight. As a rule the whip should 

 not be used, because the horse may 

 learn to associate a blow with the ob- 



