CHAPTER XIII. 



A WORD FROM HARRIET. 



Making the Horse Happy — A Cheerful Animal the Most 

 Useful — Importance of Gentleness — The Horse's Good 

 Qualities Pointed Out — The Docked Horse. 



Of food mid drink give vie the best, 

 From brutal treatment keep me free ; 



Give me tohen tired a little rest, 

 And see how useful I can be. 



People ought to try to make their horses happy. A happy, 

 cheerful horse "will do more work and live longer, and thus 

 be more profitable to its owner, than one whose temper is 

 kept constantly ruffled, whose 

 disposition is soured by ill- 

 usage, and whose peace of 

 mind is often disturbed by the 

 crack of the whip, the hoarse 

 voice of the driver, the strain 

 of overwork, the discomfort 

 of a hard bed, or the pangs of 

 hunger and thirst. If one 

 would have a good, willing 

 and useful horse, let him treat 

 him so that he will be cheerful and happy. 



There are many ways by which this result can be brought 

 about. Gentle treatment is, of course, one of the most 



