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inclined to snap, they should hold up their 

 hand at about the height of the upper part 

 of his head, with the open palm turned 

 towards him, and should gently pat his neck 

 or rub his forehead with it while speaking 

 to him in soothing tones. Everyone who 

 has anything to do with horses should bear 

 in mind that the human voice is one of the 

 best and most powerful means for quieten- 

 ing and controlling horses. Both with troops 

 and with " cattle men " I have had very 

 disheartening experience of the brutal manner 

 in which they often treat horses at sea ; 

 their fault in this respect being probably 

 due much more to ignorance and timidity 

 than to deliberate cruelty. 



In all cases, one or two -experienced 

 blacksmiths should be on board in order to 



