THE "GREEN" HORSE 



are kept active, that feverish tendencies may be 

 corrected ; if, in short, he is used just like any 

 other horse, only not quite so hard, he will have 

 little trouble, as proved by the thousands of 

 express, car, and cab horses, which are always put 

 at work, and, keeping on, are rarely sick. 



We kill more horses by mistaken kindness 

 than we do by abuse. Your " green " horse tells 

 you (or your man) that he feels " dumpish," by 

 refusing his feed, or not eating up as he should. 

 Forthwith your energies are directed to tempting 

 him to eat not only as much as usual, but even 

 more, and his slightly feverish system is loaded up 

 with all sorts of stimulating stuff. As he seems 

 not quite himself, you decide he is best in the 

 stable for a few days, and there he stops, to eat, 

 to grow very ill, and possibly to die, a victim to 

 your inexcusable ignorance, for it is that. You 

 have no business to own him if you will not 

 spare a few hours to inform yourself by reading 

 or by questions as to his care and needs. 



Had you been advised by him, and kept the 

 food away until he asked for it, or even had you 

 used him and got him into the air, the chances 

 are that three or four days would have seen him 

 all right again. Use him, therefore, even if his 



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