HO IV TO USE A HORSE. 



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I do not, in these remarks, have refer- 

 ence to those tricks that a horse acquires 

 through the inexperience or the timidity 

 of a rider, for, like all cowards, the horse 

 loves to play the bully. As he will seldom 

 take the liberty of practicing these upon a 

 resolute man, it is not necessary to point 

 out to his victims what course to pursue. 



If the horse is taught to calm his fears 

 at the sound of the voice of man — if he 

 is never ill-treated, in or out of the stable 

 — if he does not perceive timidity upon 

 the part of his masters, and if, with all 

 these conditions, he is given plenty of air 

 and exercise, he will never show vice. 



