it, instead of fighting him in trying to hold it. Then, when 

 he has his foot, pet "him, talk kindly to him, he understands 

 words of encouragement. In doing this, he gets confidence 

 in men and soon he will let you shoe him without fear. Fear 

 in horses is like fear in men, there is no freedom to the mind 

 till that fear is destroyed, and so it is. Men are like horses 

 and to get along with them best you got to let them have 

 their heads once in a while. 



Kindness to a horse works the same as kindness to a 

 man, you know how it feels when it seems as though very- 

 body is down on you, how good it is when some thoughtful 

 friend meets you with a cheery greeting, at least it reminds 

 one that he still belongs to the circle of humanity, or have 

 you ever noticed a horse that has been neglected and is ex- 

 hausted for the want of a drink, he will tell you in his mute, 

 but significant, language his appreciation when you water 

 him, for your kindness to him ; but some people always tell 

 how sorry they are for an unfortunate friend who perhaps 

 was forced to go to the County Poor Farm. The way to let 

 people know how sorry you really are is for you to dig down 

 in your jeans for some cash, that's what he needs, and you 

 are relieved at once of this sorry feeling, and you need not 

 waste any time in telling about it. It will make your unfor- 

 tunate friend feel happy. Such ailments are among 

 horseshoers, if some horseshoer has unfortunately or other- 

 wise, blundered, causing the horse to go lame and this horse 

 happens to come to your shop and you discovered and no- 

 ticed the cause of it, it is not necessary nor good for you to 

 keep talking about the other fellow's mistake, all you need to 

 do is to make a change and correct the mistake. The im- 

 provements you make, the horse will speak for it, and you 

 will be rewarded. The only motive of right living is to' be 

 right in thought and right in acts. Cursed be the traitorous 

 slanderer who under the whip of envy shows ill-will towards 

 others. In the eyes of the public, horseshoers are like toys 

 that are moved about by little children, because we do not 



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