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all right to go right on, and he has nothing to do but to strike 

 right out, and do his level best. Many a horse has passed an 

 all but useless life, simply because he has never felt the 

 force of such a magnetic touch, and some that have felt this 

 inspiration even in their old age, have marched straight from 

 the plow to the track, winning a place at the head of the list, 

 and holding it too. 



The importance of cultivating a skilful handling of the rein, 

 in driving the family horse, can hardly be over-estimated. It 

 disposes of the use of the whip entirely, and leaves the driver 

 to converse freely with his companions in the carriage, without 

 interfering with, or retarding the movements of his horse. 

 But the driver needs intelligent cultivation, as much as the 

 animal. 



But we want our model family horse not only to go, but to go 

 when we please, and where we please. In order to secure this, 

 we should never ask him to go until we are all ready to start. 

 If you ask him to go before you are ready, and then stop him, 

 and then start him again, and thus repeat the operation, you 

 will find yourself entirely engaged with your horse leaping and 

 plunging out of the door-yard, to the great dismay of your- 

 self and family, and after one or two such performances, your 

 horse has ibrmed a habit that is both uncomfortable and 

 dangerous, and which may take years to correct and cure, and 

 all for no fault of the horse. 



We want the family horse to go where we desire him to, as 

 well as when we want him to. Some horses have a di-ead of 

 going into an unfrequented street, or object to approaching or 

 passing uncommon objects, such as a load of hay or furniture, 

 and become almost unmanageable in their presence. Some 

 horses have a perfect dread of the cars or a smoking engine, 

 and yet, while this is true, all horses can be so trained as not 

 to care for either of these objects. With some, it is a short 

 process, while with others, it is a longer process, but it can be 

 accomplished, if we persist in the use of a mild, but systematic 



