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fo that he learns to kick. They next, with a 

 long whip, whip him round a circle with along 

 rope; then tie up a foot; then get him upon 

 fome ploughed land or fome boggy hole, and, 

 when he is almoft heart-burft by whipping about, 

 fome fellow, for a tankard of ale, is induced to 

 mount him. This egregious horfe- breaker, 

 who only became fuch from a habit of intoxi- 

 cation, gets drunk with fome of his companions, 

 and tumbles off. Hence the horfe is branded 

 with the character of a vicious horfe, is allowed 

 little or no meat, anddifturbedofhisreft. Now, 

 by ali this cruel treatment, if it be a fpirited 

 animal, he is irritated into a flate of madnefs, 

 and becomes altogether untra6table. 



The following is the bed mode of managing 

 young horfes : When you take the foal from its 

 mother, halter it, and lead it about. As foon 

 as it patiently fubmits to be led, tie it to the 

 manger, let it be rubbed with flraw-whifps, 

 take up its feet and clean them After it fuf- 

 fers you to do thefe things with eafe and fatis- 

 fad:ion to itfelf, let it go into the paddock or 

 place you intend to keep it in. It may be ne- 

 ceffary to obferve, that oneperfon fliould feed 



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