36 avery's own farrier. 



down to the lowest peasants on earth, have shared their 

 friendship and utility. The horse has also had its ad- 

 mirers and friends among all classes of men; even ihe 

 poor Arab treats him as one of his own family, by lodg- 

 ing him in the tent with his wife and children. And 

 yet his education is only in its infancy. 



His value has been so estimated from his first subjuga- 

 tion to the present, that a portion at least of all civilized 

 nations, as well as the Indian who catches him wild, 

 have participated in the pleasure and profits of the horse. 

 And his value at the present time depends, to a great 

 extent, on the knowledge and skill we possess in using 

 him; for when we call out the finer feelings of his nature 

 by kind treatment, we are delighted and comforted in the 

 manner and willingness in which he renders his services 

 for our benefit; while to those who know no other way 

 of governing him than by brute force, he often becomes 

 fretful and vicious, and even a dangerous servant; con- 

 sequently we see that his real value to us rises or falls, 

 according to our ability and manner of governing him. 



He has been imported and transported from nation to 

 nation; he is used to do our hardest drudgery, as well as 

 to pride himself in honoring kings; he is used to convey 

 us to places of amusement and worship; in fact there is 

 no avocation in which man is engaged that the horse is 

 not made useful to further his purpose. And in all places, 

 and among all classes, we find his value corresponding 

 with the state of society where he is employed. And 

 here is another idea about the horse which is worth its 

 weight in gold, viz: his cultivation and improvement 

 have a tendency to promote good society. For man, 



