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being careful not to strain, bruise, or over heat the horse. 

 But should he warm up, and fight with such energy that I 

 cannot force his unconditional submission, I aim to carry 

 the treatment simply far enough to make him sore. This 

 is sometimes difficult to do, as these horses, especially the 

 cold-blooded cases, may be so sullen in their resistance they 

 cannot be made sufficiently sore to do any good. At any 

 rate, the lesson must be repeated to the point of producing 

 unconditional submission, or there cannot be any hope of 

 success. The horse should be tested the day after treat- 

 ment, when the effects can be best discerned. If the least 

 vestige of resistance be found in him, it must be imme- 

 diately overcome by more or less repetition of treatment. 



The worst horse of this character I ever found was a 

 blind, gray stallion in Pittsburg, Pa. This horse was a 

 strong-muscled, heavy-boned fellow, with a remarkably fine 

 head, and was a perfect model in points of strength and endur- 

 ance. Ordinarily, he showed every indication of being nat- 

 urally gentle, but by bad training had become vicious, and 

 when roused or excited was a perfect bull-dog. Though 

 compelled to handle him at a great disadvantage in a barn, 

 I succeeded, after much effort, in making him sufficiently 

 gentle to handle for the time, which was in reality a great 

 feat. 



Sometimes stallions, especially of this character, are 

 liable to develop very peculiar whims in the way of affection 

 or hatred. I have frequently found horses that would be 

 perfectly gentle toward certain persons, but entirely un- 

 manageable toward others. I will give here one very 

 marked case, formerly owned by me. A ten-year-old Gif- 

 ford-Morgan stallion, owned in Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., 

 was of a fine, intelligent, docile disposition naturally, but 



