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always of a limited kind — as those of its race 

 may possess ; the nervous horse is a coward, and 

 is given to panics. The docile horse accepts cor- 

 rection without resentment ; the dull horse is wilful 

 and headstrong. It can readily be understood that 

 a horse that is good in every respect may be diffi- 

 cult to find ; but if young horses were properly 

 broken, those that turn out badly would be com- 

 paratively few ; and if men who breed extensively 

 would take the trouble to have their horses well 

 disciplined before they are offered for sale, they 

 might expect, and would deserve, highly remunera- 

 tive prices for all the animals they could bring into 

 the market. 



