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aids and punishments to thorough-bred and ner- 

 vous horses. A punishment may at times give 

 rise in them to revolt which would not have oc- 

 curred and may be the cause of their not growing 

 quiet any more. 



The intelligent and cunning horse studies those 

 who are around him and understands whether he 

 can do as he pleases. When once he has understood 

 his superiority it is difficult to rid him of that idea. 

 Care must be taken not to let him understand it. 



Horses who have been ill-treated believe that 

 everyone desires to ill-treat them. In going near 

 them it is necessary to proceed with caution so 

 as not to be hurt as they take the offensive, but 

 they must not be punished for a certain time in 

 order to show them that we are not enemies. They 

 have a greater need of being well-treated and for 

 a longer time than the others who Avere not iU- 

 treated, so that they may regain confidence, forget 

 and change the bad opinion which the bad treat- 

 ment received gave them of man. 



Just as among men so among horses there are 

 strange and capricious minds which will not do 



