'• AN IRISHMAN ALL IN HIS GLORY IS THERE." 309 



I ever have had to deal with have been the coarsest 

 bred ones, and for this reason such horses hate exercise : 

 — they will rather kick than go. In some corrobora- 

 tion of this, Irish horses are on an average less highly 

 bred than ours ; so where one English horse attempts 

 any mischief in harness, treble the number of Irish 

 ones will not only attempt., but do it if they can. In 

 this they differ widely from their masters (and I have 

 had a good deal to do with both). Paddy is always 

 willing to exert himself for those who use him kindly : 

 he will not stand the Avhip, it is true ; but who ever 

 knew an Irishman that wanted it when a good-natured 

 act was to be done ? My countryman, Johnny Bull, 

 will do good-natured acts too ; but, like some lazy, 

 though good, horses, is apt to want a little payment 

 for his exertions. 



This generous spirit and high courage are all but 

 indispensable in the horse that it is proposed to teach 

 any thing out of his common habits. He must be 

 free in his natural disposition, that he may not be 

 averse from exertion ; and possess high courage, that 

 he may not become alarmed at the means that must 

 necessarily be taken to instruct him. This is indepen- 

 dent of the courage that will make him hear, and see, 

 the sound of boards under his feet, lights, guns, drums, 

 flags J powder, smoke, and all the ^^ ceferas of the stage 

 and ring, with indifference. This, where the animal is 

 only wanted to fill up the pageant, nearly every horse 

 can be brought to bear by constantly habituating him 

 to such scenes and noises ; but the trick and ring horse 

 requires a further courage, and at the same time for- 

 bearance of temper : for, as we cannot tell the animal 

 what we want him to do, we must in many cases 

 appeal to his feehngs of pain or gratification, as the 



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