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293. Care of Horses. Horses are intelligent and 

 nervous animals, and should be handled with impas- 

 sive judgment. Your treatment should convince 

 him that you are his friend, as well as his master. If 

 a horse shies, or becomes frightened, soothe and encour- 

 age him. You cannot whip terror out of a horse, nor 

 courage into one. Before you check a horse's head into 

 an unnatural position try it on yourself. Read "Black 

 Beauty," and the story of the Bell of Justice in Long- 

 fellow's poem, "The Bell of Atri." Horses respond to 

 care and kind treatment more quickly and decidedly 

 than any other domestic animal, unless an exception 

 be made in favor of the dog. 



The horse has a small stomach, and therefore may 

 not take in large quanities of feed at any one time with- 

 out injury. The feeding of horses, for this reason, should 

 be frequent and regular. 



