EFFECT OF" TREATMENT. 245 



point, however, to which I desire to call special attention in relation 

 to treatment of these horses. If the horse is well-bred, or of a warm- 

 blooded character, not fooled with very much, no matter how vicious 

 he may appear, his treatment should be simple and easy, but the 

 vital condition of success will be in making the after-treatment 

 good. There must be no' fooling or carelessness It will be par- 

 ticularly dangerous to whip or scold very much. The point is to 

 "watch the case carefully, repress without punishment if possible, 

 and win the good nature. It requires a cool, well-balanced man, in 

 a word, to manage these cases with success ; but if the horse is cold- 

 blooded, of a sullen type, and especially if of the draft order, and 

 has become thoroughly vicious, while there may be no difficulty in 

 making such a case submissive for a time, he will be almost sure to 

 break over, and in most cases will be liable to become as bad as be- 

 fore. I have reference to cases now that have been fooled with, and 

 have become thoroughly fixed in vicious habits. , 



An Act of the Mustang Pony Refered to with Illustration on Page 30, 



And in " Facts for Horse Owners," Page 443, where Full 



Particulars are Given. 



