80 KICKING IN STALL. 



horse does not step around when commanded, untie or 

 unhook the end of the cord, and give a jerk upon it, which 

 will bring the animal to his senses. Leaving this on a few 

 days, caressing and giving presents of sugar, apples, or 

 any thing of which the horse is fond, will soon not only 

 break up the confidence, but so enlist the attention that 

 your approach will be looked for, and invited, by stepping 

 around, and endeavoring to reach toward you for the 

 present. 



I would here observe that there are very many men who 

 are not fit to have any thing to do with a sensitive, well- 

 bred horse. They are either so coarse and harsh as to 

 excite resentment and hate, or so dull and ignorant that 

 they can not or will not see that they must both conceal 

 fear and avoid danger. They will not do either. They 

 abuse and show so much fear as both to excite and en- 

 courage resistance ; and, without the genius or tact to cor- 

 rect the cause of mischief, they attribute all the trouble to 

 the natural viciousness of the animal. 



Sensitive horses should not be teased in the stall, or 

 while cleaning, by pinching, pricking, or whipping, to 

 "show off," as the term is. Gentlemen who own fine 

 horses should be very particular about this ; and a man 

 who would in any way persist in such treatment should 

 be kicked out of the stable. 



