Vice in the Horse. 



When we consider the rough and crude methods 

 that are usually employed in training and educat- 

 ing our horses, we should not be surprised that 

 every year thousands of these animals are ren- 

 dered dangerous to those who ride or drive them. 

 Doubtless many over-fed and under-worked horses 

 become difficult to manage in the hands of irreso- 

 lute or timid owners ; but such animals can readily 

 be brought back to a state of discipline by a strong 

 and determined rider. By far the greater number 

 of really dangerous horses have been made vicious 

 by the incompetency of those who have undertaken 

 to prepare them for usefulness, and it is the more 

 difficult to correct the faults of such horses, seeing 

 that there has never been any discipline which 

 might be re-established. 



To one who has had experience in the training 

 of young horses, it is easy to imagine the steps by 

 which a generous and spirited colt is brought to a 

 condition of continuous and active mutiny. An 

 itching skin, a pinching saddle-tree, a tender mouth, 



