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fourth time of casting, the stableman may tap him on 

 the shin (after he has eaten his supper), and he will lie 

 down on his bed like a child ; later still, the shaking of 

 the straw under him will be a sufficient signal for him 

 to lie down and take his natural rest. 



All this, to a man who perfectly understands the 

 system in its entirety, is but the work of a week ; and I 

 am backed out by my own experiments when I say that 

 the result will be the establishment of the horse's confi- 

 dence, and that, when tried, he will lie down and take 

 his natural rest, like other horses, and, to any man of 

 common sense and humanity who may own such a 

 horse, it will prove especially valuable. To those who 

 are prejudiced against the system without knowing 

 w Jiy it will be a convincing proof that, when properly 

 applied, it is more humane than any other; for, if in- 

 human, why, let me ask, will a horse lie down so very 

 easy the second or third time, if he has been punished by 

 the same manner of casting the first time ? 



Ahorse will always object to, and rebel against, any- 

 thing that gives him pain or alarms him, but after he 

 properly understands the signal for casting by the new 

 system (which he does in one or two lessons), he abso- 

 lutely likes it. I have seen colts raw from the field, 

 after once casting, testify their pleasure and confidence 

 in the handling of the operator, by rolling over and over 

 again at his feet, then lying still to be petted like a cade 

 lamb. 



With men who think, and reason with a new question 



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