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and rapidly. They are all tied up on their feet and 

 out of harmony. Their feet pain them night and day ; 

 they cannot rest day or night. The driver does not 

 feel the pain these poor horses are obliged to endure, 

 but that does not prove this suffering does not exist, 

 neither does it remove the cause, which cause is igno- 

 rance. They are all trying to make fast horses, and 

 this process ruins nearl}^ all and makes them slov/er. 

 The next object is money, and ten lose that while one 

 makes ; the country is no better off for all this whole- 

 sale slaughter of these horses. 



If the people understood the horse, and would 

 take good care of him and keep him natural, or 

 nearly so, it would be a pleasure to ride after him. 

 The horse likes to sail when he is all in harmony of 

 action. I like to drive a good, sound horse ; and if 

 you will take good care of him, he will sail you as far 

 in a day as you want to ride. In this race after money 

 the horse is the greatest loser of all. He loses his 

 sleep, caused by pain ; he loses the use of his feet and 

 legs; his life is shortened, and he finally loses that be- 

 fore he is in his prime. 



I cannot go on and describe all of these cripples. 

 I have written enough to show you where to study the 

 horse. Every foot on one horse may vary in degrees 

 of change, and it throws him out of balance on each 

 foot and leg according to the degree of change. 



Billy Crawford is here, and is showing himself; he 

 was quite a trotter once. He is young yet, but is 

 lame on one forward foot, that is, he is limping. He 

 seems stiff all over. He ambles and straddles. The 

 lever is too long. He cannot get there ; he is a long 



