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petted and proved so tractable, that never once has 

 any difficulty arisen in their training; never once 

 has occurred that first insubordination, followed by 

 prompt and complete correction, which is so impress- 

 ive to all juvenile minds, and if futile, never for- 

 gotten. As the average pony is half-bitted and 

 mouthed, so is he usually short, thick, and straight 

 of neck, narrow of jaw, and low of head. His deci- 

 sion to do anything or tO' go anywhere can rarely be 

 successfully combated by the tiny hands and puny 

 strength of his little owner, and once his bullying 

 propensities have assured him that he may do as 

 he likes, he proceeds to indulge his whims at his 

 own sweet will, nor has the young steersman any idea 

 of how to correct the rebellion, nor his parents of 

 how serious the matter is becoming, until some day 

 there comes a smash. 



People will persist in buying lots of such little 

 wretches for their children, simply because they are 

 cheap. In no way can they so injure the future of 

 their offspring as horsemen. If dull and phlegmatic, 

 the little brutes submit to an amount of jerking and 



