GENERAL NOTES, 



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er of man. This superior power must be 

 asserted through kindness and firmness ; 

 either extreme of harshness or of indul- 

 gence will render the horse vicious, and de- 

 stroy the influence of the man over the 

 animal. 



It is astonishinof how much couraee a 

 horse will receive from a cool and de- 

 termined rider, but the boldest horses be- 

 come timorous at unusual siofhts and sounds 



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when they do not feel the support of a 

 steady hand. In time the horse may be 

 brought to face the most appalling objects, 

 and his confidence in man erows with each 

 escape from suspected danger. 



But it is when this nervous, excitable 

 animal is roused by the stir and clang of 

 battle that he banishes all fear, and even 

 takes a delight in the perilous game of 



