IN THE STABLE AND AT WORK. 47 



There is a great difference in methods of managing horses 

 to get from them the best and longest service. Some men 

 invariably drive rapidly, regardless of the condition of roads; 

 others not only drive with consideration, but continually guide 

 the team so that the wagon will avoid all stones and heavy 

 ruts, making it a constant endeavor to husband the resources 

 of the horses. Rapid, careless, and often inhuman driving 

 will wear out the best pair of horses in one-half the time 

 they will serve efficiently and profitably in the hands of a 

 rational man. 



Don't be deceived into believing that because you own a 

 horse you may treat him as you choose, no matter how cruelly. 

 To such a statement every impulse of merciful humanity rises 

 in opposition. Every State Humane Society remonstrates, 

 and has the arm of strong law on its side. The penalties 

 for abuse are heavy. And it is right. 



Better go twice than to overload the team. This over- 

 loading is a most frightful cause of unsoundness. When 

 loaded, stop often. It pays. 



There are lots of fools who drive horses, and one of the 

 biggest is the one who makes the horse trot down hill. It 

 hurts the horse, as it jars the shoulders, and may bring 

 paralysis of the muscles and nerves and to cause sweeny, or 

 shoulder soreness. It also weakens the tendons and 



