230 avery's own farrier. 



very much injured in this way; and all that pretend to 

 know anything about the nature of the horse, will con- 

 sent that the law of kindness is the true principle to be 

 adopted in the subjugation and culture of the animal.* 

 Why then resort to the most barbarous cruelty that can 

 be inflicted on him to commence what some call the art 

 of taming? 



HARNESSING. 



The manner in which a colt is to be first harnessed is 

 of some importance, and should be done with care. In 

 the first place, he should be made familiar with the har- 

 ness or saddle, by letting him smell and touch it with 

 his nose, as well as to see it; then carry it around him 

 and rub it against him until he becomes satisfied that it 

 is nothing that will hurl him before you attempt to throw 

 it on him, which should be carefully done so as not to 

 scare him with it. The harness once being on him, it 

 should be firmly buckled, but not too tight; the collar 

 shonld be a good fit; you may then proceed to pull on 

 the traces, bidding him to pull also, and practice him in 

 this way until he finds out he is able to draw you around 

 the barn or yard. Then you may hitch him to a wagon 

 or light load at first, and every day increase the load 

 (never loading him so that he can not draw the load 

 easily) until his breast gets hardened so that he can 



* The peculiar instinct of the horse, accounts for his being subdued 

 in 80 many different ways, by those that did not understand this 

 principle — but they do not lay him at their feet at once without 

 coercion or drugging, which is done so dexterously as not to be de- 

 tected by those present. 



