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not start7 give him something he loves to taste; pat and 

 caress him; but you can not learn him to stand without 

 hitching, by whipping him for starting. If you wish 

 not to have your horse afraid of the report of a gun, or 

 the noise of a drum, rub the oil of cummin on the nose 

 so he will not smell the powder, and place about six or 

 eight drops of the oil of rhodium on the tongue. Then 

 commence drumming or firing near him, very lightly at 

 first, occasionally giving him a little sugar or anything 

 he likes to eat. You may increase ihe noise by degrees 

 until he becomes so familiar with it that he will not care 

 anything about the noise of a drum or gun at any time 

 or place. 



It would be almost impossible for one man to point 

 out all the niceties necessary to be observed in the edu- 

 cation and training of the horse, even if he understood 

 therh; but if I were going to learn one the A B C, I 

 would not try to teach him botany or algebra at the 

 same time, for this would only confuse and overtax his 

 memory. I would begin first by learning him thoroughly 

 to understand some simple thing that he could easily com- 

 prehend and remember, before I commenced with another. 

 Then take up another branch, and so on; for it is not 

 so diflScult to climb in this way, that we need to turn 

 from the bramble and say sour giapes Be not hasty, 

 and you will accomplish more in a given time. When 

 you are trying to learn him anything, watch his eye and 

 ear carefully, for by the motion of these you will be able 

 to perceive whether he is inclined to do as you bid him 

 or not; for it is only when he is in a playful mood that 

 you need attempt to make an i-mpression towards the 



