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The animation of the tongue seems to ope- 

 rate by surprise. It is a sound which letters 

 cannot easily express, and is produced by 

 placing the tongue flat against the roof of the 

 the mouth, and suddenly displacing the pos- 

 terior part of it by drawing the air laterally 

 between it and the palate. This noise is the 

 most animating sound to the horse, and, when 

 judiciously applied, has its proper effect ; but 

 if too much continued, or too frequent, its 

 design is done away, for it no longer alarms 

 or surprises. 



Thus the rider may use his animations 

 alternately to keep up an effect; and with 

 sluggish horses, he may be necessitated to 

 use the whip and spurs. 



Section II. — Of Soothings. 



Soothings are the reverse of animations, and 

 are used to pacify horses that are alarmed, or 

 have too much fire in their constitutions. 



