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even should you give the command when he is 

 going down-hill, over smooth ice, he will stop, and 

 refrain from voluntary motion, even though he slides 

 to the bottom. The memory that he has always 

 proved able to move a big load will make him fairly 

 " pull his heart out " at anything he is harnessed 

 to ; but woe to you if his strength is inadequate to 

 move it, for he will never forget that either ! Of the 

 two results he will naturally adopt as final that 

 which causes him least exertion, — he is not fool 

 enough to overlook this advantage, — and may very 

 probably persist in his refusal to try again until you 

 convince him that he cannot help himself. 



Any faux pas committed by the instructor in the 

 training of colts, or in their subsequent education, is 

 never forgotten, and, whether it becomes confirmed 

 or not will depend upon your ability in making a 

 stronger impression upon the equine mind in your 

 ensuing correction of your mistake and of his mis- 

 conduct. If we could but trace up the causes for all 

 the accidents and stampedes which occur, we should 

 almost invariably find that previous mishaps and 



