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horse is lying out with a number of others, let the 

 owner of the pet animal call it, and if its master is with 

 a dozen other people standing in a row, the animal's 

 instinct tells him immediately to whom he belongs ? When a 

 horse is trained to do certain things it knows what is 

 said to it almost the same as human beings. I believe it 

 is a pleasure for a horse to do its work when the 

 owner or attendant is kind to it. I always like to see 

 horses put their ears forward rather than throw them 

 back, because when they raise them it shows they 

 are pleased, but when they lay them back it is the 

 contrary, it shows they are displeased. This can easily 

 be seen by giving a horse a piece of bread or sugar 

 and patting him on the neck. Does he lay his ears 

 back then ? No ! up they go, and the animal trys to 

 show in every way how pleased he is. I say I believe 

 horses are delighted to go out to work when they are 

 treated properly, but when they are not they try to 

 get away from the collar if possible, and will not let you 

 put the latter on at all ; in some cases it is a difficult 

 matter to put even the bridle on. My animals, when 

 they are loosed from the manger, turn round as much as 

 to say — " Harness me, I am pleased you are going to 

 take me out." I believe this is what they would say if 

 they could speak. Not only my own, but all horses 

 which are treated properly, look forward to going out 

 as much as a boy does being let loose from his studies. 



One thing I have not dwelt very much upon in my 

 little work, that is — separating the dust from the hay or 



