218 avery's own farrier. 



one hand and a good whip in the other, fearing nothing 

 except a mean act. 



It is hoped that those who may chance to read this for 

 the purpose of gaining knowledge, may be benefited by 

 its perusal. They can melt the contents thereof in the 

 mind's crucible, giving me credit only for what is left 

 after taking out the dross. But those who read it with 

 no other motive than that of fault-finding, can keep their 

 rods in pickle, and have the lasso in readiness, until they 

 think they are able to profit by their use. Reader, will 

 you please to excuse me for making these side remarks, 

 for I get almost angry at myself sometimes, because I 

 can not do any better. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



ON THE SUBJUGATION OF THE HORSE W^ITHOUT MEDICATION. 



The foregoing is a very humane system of treating 

 the horse, and one that is attended with the best success 

 in subjugating all horses for domestic purposes; and yet 

 there is another method by which they may be trained 

 and subjugated, that no less shows the superiority of 

 man than the willingness of the horse to obey him, when 

 our wishes are made known to him; without medica- 

 tion. The domesticated horse seldom needs anything 

 more than kind treatment at our hands to render him 

 obedient to our commands, after he has learned what we 

 desire of him, for his instinct leads him to love and obey 

 man. Although the horse, not unlike other animals in 



