SPECIAL NOTICE TO FRIENDS AND INQUIRERS. 

 IN consequence of many inquiries from persons who desire instructions 

 from me, asking when and where I would next teach a class, etc. , I would 

 state that for at least six months I desire to give myself entire rest. I will 

 not, on any conditions, teach classes as done by me heretofore. In the first 

 place, it is entirely unnecessary, as all the instruction I could give will be 

 found in this book more clearly and fully explained than I could give to a 

 class in a few hours' time. In addition, the condition of my health will not ad- 

 mit my being exposed again to the strain and excitement of this kind of work. 



When suitable or specially interesting subjects are available, I will, as 

 a means of amusement to myself and interest to friends, make experiments 

 to show the effects of my treatment. These lectures, or test experiments, 

 will, in all cases, be given without charge, all subscribers to the book being 

 admitted. 



Gentlemen writing to me on any business, please be as brief and explicit 

 as possible. In describing vicious horses of any character, give age, color, 

 size, the kind of habit and action, long or short hair, kind of eye and head, 

 etc. In making experiments, to be interesting it is necessary to have at 

 least three cases, opposite in temperament and character, to show effects upon 

 different kinds of character. I desire, so far as it is possible for me to do, to 

 give leading horsemen an opportunity of witnessing test experiments made 

 by the system of treatment given in this book. But I must, in all cases, be 

 free to make such experiments in my own way, and to insure this, will make 

 them on the condition of not taking pay. 



D. MAGNER, 

 May 22, 1884. Battle Creek, Mich. 



CRIBBING. 



The following was omitted in its proper place on page 319. As it will, 

 however, be found in the General Index, it will not make much difference: 



If regular treatment advised fails, try saturating the manger, neck-yoke, 

 and straps, if inclined to bite them, with kerosene oil. Rubbing the parts 

 bitten upon with strong fly blister, may next be tried ; or get cayenne or 

 red pepper pods, boil down to a strong decoction, and wash the parts the 

 horse may be induced to bite upon thoroughly with thj solution. To be re- 

 peated at least once a week, for a month or more. The object is to make 

 the lips and mouth so sore as to prevent the inclination to bite. This method 

 will often work very satisfactorily ; but, like the treatment first advised, must 

 be done thoroughly to be effective. Covering the parts with sheep skin will 

 seldom do any good. 



W. D. Gross, of Kutztown, Pa. , advertises a device for the cure of crib- 

 bing, for which he claims much. It is simply a thin plate of metal placed 

 over the upper front teeth and fastened at each end by small bolts. This 

 will, of course, make the gums sore, if pressed upon to any extent, and will 

 undoubtedly work well ; but it seems objectionable, on account of the an- 

 noyance such a plate must cause a sensitive horse, and the method of fasten- 

 ing it to the teeth. Cribbing can in all cases be stopped by buckling a wide, 

 flexible strap, moderately tight, around the neck. It should be from 3 to 

 3i inches wide. A narrow strap will not work well. 



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