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treatment. Our rule is, to never try experiments with our 

 horse, neitlier to see what he will do nor to show a gaping 

 crowd of men and boys what our horse will do. We always 

 endeavor to show our horse that we have some useful object to 

 gain, something that must be done, not merely to torture or to 

 train him, but to serve us. 



To illustrate our point, we give an example. If we wish to 

 teach our horse to go to the depot, and to stand safely in his 

 position until the engine has come and gone, we show him that 

 there is something to go for. If he is very restive and un- 

 manageable, we take him to the station when the engine is out. 

 We accustom him to the track by crossing and recrossing the 

 rails, going around the depot several times ; then we drive 

 directly up to the platform, and with the word whoa, we bring 

 him to a quick halt, and before he has time to realize his situa- 

 tion, we step out of the carriage, taking out a box, or trunk, 

 that was placed there for the purpose, placing it on the plat- 

 form in plain sight of the horse, keeping one hand on the rein 

 all the time, the horse watching our movements, will not at- 

 tempt to move until we are in the carriage again. Then we 

 quickly give the word to go on, and drive away, the whole per- 

 formance not occupying more than three minutes, and making, 

 it sure that the horse stops, and moves on, at the word iv/ioa, 

 and g-o, not of his own accord. 



In a short time, and before the horse forgets his first lesson, 

 we return for our trunk that we left on the platform, driving 

 over the same route as before, and halting in the same place, 

 at the platform. We halt him as before, and step out as be- 

 fore, and taking the trunk, we place it in the carriage. This 

 time, we occupy more than five minutes in the operation. The 

 horse becomes more interested in the loading and reloading of 

 the tumk, than before, stands longer, waiting for us to get into 

 the carriage ; he takes the word '' go," and moves proudly 

 away, as if conscious of having performed a valuable service 

 for his master, whom he loves, and at the same time receiving 



