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Supplementary reading — The Horse, Roberts; Elements of Agricul- 

 ture, Warren; Life of Animals, Cram ; Neighbors with Claws and Hoofs; 

 A Country Reader; Agriculture for Beginners; Black Beauty; John 

 Brent, by Theodore Withrop; Half Hours with Mammals, Holder; 

 Chapters on Animals, Hammerton; "Kaweah's Run" in Claws and 

 Hoofs. 



Many horses shy a good deal at objects they meet on the road. This mostly arises 

 from nervousness, because the objects are not familiar to them. Therefore, to cure the 

 habit, yoii -must get your horse accustomed to what he sees, and so give him confidence. 

 . Be careful never to stop a horse that is drawing a vehicle or load in the middle 

 of a hill, except for a rest; and if for a rest, draw him across the hill and place a big 

 stone behind the wheel, so that the strain on the shoulder may be eased. Unless abso- 

 lutely necessary never stop a horse on a hill or in a rut, so that when he starts again it 

 means a heavy tug. Many a horse has been made a jibber and his temper spoilt by 

 not observing this rule. 



— H. B. M. Buchanan in "A Country Reader." 



