THE HORSE'S EDUCATION 



raw and green for ^150; and the woe you thus 

 persistently court be upon your own head. 



A horse may be taught to do anything possible 

 to any creature so formed, and to be fearless of 

 everything on earth, if he is accustomed to see 

 and hear all sights and sounds ; and the fault in 

 training all colts and horses is that we seek the 

 quietest country locations, and most secluded 

 roads and fields for such purposes, and then have 

 to begin all over again when city life ensues. We 

 take the greatest care in harnessing the raw colt 

 that no loose straps hang about; that the gig does 

 not rattle, etc., yet he fears the dangling leather 

 (or chains, even) no more than the ordinary har- 

 ness ; the clattering vehicle than the noiseless. 

 He will pull the wagon by his tail, and hold it 

 back by his unprotected quarters, thighs and 

 hocks, if you educate him to do it. An ideal 

 school for equines would contain pile-drivers, 

 thrashing machines, steam-drills, blowing paper, 

 electric and elevated cars, etc., in quantity ; while 

 a band of music, a company of artillery, and a 

 gang of quarrymen blasting rocks, would prove 

 useful accessories. Timid and foolish, the horse 

 does not discriminate, and notices nothing fam- 

 iliar, nearly everything strange ; your artillery 



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