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Cfim° iVom Noril'ifi'n jNVw Yoi'k ; tliat iliey ware l)r(iU' 4 !ii 
OUl lliert; l y some parties who laid u mail (.•mifr'iCt, ami 
were likeil so well tliat tliey always ke[>t tlum. I’lieii 
own, he said, atrived at inaiiiriiy eat lier, hut did not la>i 
ladfas that the New York horses (hr exceeded them 
in endurance, ■■'lid that there was no sucli ihin^^ as drivin^t 
tlieiii off I he true, k. The Kentucky and I'ciinessee horse.- 
are ^ood for the saddle, hut not for the collar* in liici 
custom is everything, atui thouyh it will sometimes do 
rmieh towards training a horse for uses to which lie is 
naturally unfit, yet any horse accustomed to the harness 
can rarely lie niiide serviceal'Ie for tlie saddle, am) a good 
saddle horse is sooti spoiled if the collar is put upon him 
As the (xod of nature lias not endowed any one man wiili 
all knowledge, so he seems to have distributed the quali 
ficaiions of animals, in sucii a manner that juiJicious man 
agement will make each superior in a different and dis 
tinct sphere. 1 was once in Boston lookingat the immi nse 
truck horses, and enquired where they came from. I was 
told that they were obtained from the highlands of New 
Hampshire and Vermont 1 hey were better for that pur 
pose than any others, while for the lighter spring carts 
of this section, the heavy eastern horse is not so suitable 
The slow Canastoga horse of Pennsylvania was former 
3y used in teaming over the Alleghanies; they weighed 
from fourteen to sixteen hundred pounds; and I have 
found from experience, that they had not the endurance to 
labor as the horses of our section. 
Once the custom was to esteem the Narraganset pacer 
as the best horse in the country ; but that was prior to the 
Revolution, and before my time, though I well recollect I 
several fine specimens of the breed. 
The horses of Carolina, Georgia, and other Southern 
States, cannot work as well as those of a more temperate 
climate. In fact, I have frecluently observed that the horse 
attained a higher degree of excellence in a temperate 
section, while mules and the darkey were fitted fur the 
South. 
No horse can endure labor all the time. A few months 
in the pasture, after being high fed, and worked tor sever 
al years, will renew his energies, as stated periods of rest 
and recreation will preserve the vital energies of man un- 
impaired tlu'ougli a long life; and by a wise law ofPio- 
vidence, which is as beneficial to the beast as to the man. 
a horse will do more labor in the six days than if he were 
worked the whole seven. 
Tn reference to the peculiar excellence of the horses of 
this State, I might say that 1 have driven a pair two liun 
dred and forty miles in three days, or eighty miles per 
day, without injury. Amongst the many liundreds and 
perhaps tliousands of drivers and teamsters in my em 
ploy, I had a slow-moulded man by the name of Dana 
Brovvn, who drove for me some ten years, and alway.s 
drew the largest loads in the same time, and with less 
fatigue to his horses, than any other driver 1 ever Icnew 
His horses would look better on the same feed than those of 
any other, and they always appeared in good condition, 
while those in charge of others gave unmistakable evi- 
dence of improper usage. Forty, fifty, and even sixty 
hundred weight has he drawn over the Catskill mountains 
with one pair of horses, and I am only doing him an act 
of justice, to say that he never wore out a lash, and hard- 
ly a snapper in the whole time. Whilst other teamsters 
had sick horses, his were always in good condition. The 
whole number of teams I had in one year, averaged in 
*V>'e regard this as altogether dependant upon the 
training of the animal; but fully ngveo with the lecture.r 
in bis subsequent remarks re.speccing the iuiport.-ince of 
keeping saddle horses for the saddle and hr.ruess horsc.s 
exclusively for tiie shafts. Tlie so-called ‘"horse of all 
work’' is generally like the “jack of all trades” — perfect 
in nothing. — Eos. So. Cult. 
every iliiee wnrkiiiir days, 2,()(ib fxiiuid.s !o Pr.ni ville, 
iiiui o.UU'd pf>umis to Ccitsk 1 II, fi (iisiimce. of 111) miles, ma- 
king idimit two and a imif miihoti.s of p''unds in all. I 
ineni inn tfese ftcts, as illn.-tiaiing the j^reat benefit of 
good manageineiil of liorses. and of good roads. 
In feeding a horse, it .siiould be rememliered that corn 
has a tendency to make him slow, as may lip. witnessed in 
the slow movinir on, fpd Imr.-e of Oliio. Outs .are more 
■iuitable to develop all iiis qualities, and from twelve to 
.-.ixieen quarts i)er<lay should be given. 
With regard to iU e, 'tuit.nral longevity of a horse, noth- 
ing can he said with certainty. They have iieen kno.vn 
to live tliii ty nr forty, and in some rare instances, even 
.-ixiy years; but ill usage frequently destroys tliem before 
ihey are nine or ten. I think that under ordinary circum- 
stances, fourteen years wouk! be a fair average 
'loo much inqiortance cannot be placed upon the judi- 
c ous breaking and management of this noble animal. It 
■should be like that of a child. By no other means can he 
be reduced to a cheerful and ready obedience. A sullen 
and dogged submission will result, it is true, from cruel 
and brutal treatment, but a prompt and eager response to 
the wi-'.h of the rider can only lie obtained by patient 
kindness. I think there are few horses baulky by nature, 
and I believe most are made so by drivers who arebifssed 
with far less brains than the horse himself has. History 
has brought down to us the beautiful story of Alexander 
and his horse Bucephalus. It is probably familiar to all, 
but as an eminent illustration of my meaning, it will 
bear repetition. 
King Philip, of Macedon, had a noble horse sent from 
Thessaly. The price charged was about twelve thousand 
dollars of our money. The king went into the plain, 
attended by his court, in order to make a trial of him, but 
he appeared so very fierce, and reared so when any one 
approached, that no one dared to mount, or go near him. 
King Philip, angry that such a furious and ungovernable 
animal had been sent him, ordered him to be returned. 
Alexander, who was present, exclaimed, what a noble 
animal they are going to los'?, f<r want of boldness and ad- 
dress to back liim. Phillip at first considered the words 
the effect of folly and rashness, so common among young 
men. But as Alexander insisted upon what lie said, and 
was very much vexed to see such a noble animal sent 
away, his father gave him permission to see what he could 
Jo. The young prince, overjoyed al the permission, took 
hold of the bridle, and turned his head to the sun, having 
ab.served that Ids shadow was the principal thing that 
frightened him, he seeing it dance about, and sink down, 
as he moved. He, therefore, first stroked him gently with 
his hand, and soothed him with his voice, then, seeing 
Ids fierceness abate, and artfully taking his opportunity, 
he let fall his cloak, and sjiringing swiftly on Ids back, 
first slackened the bridle without startling or vexing him, 
and when he perceived his fire was cooled, and thiit he 
was no longer furious, or violent, and only wanted to 
move forward, he gave him the rein, and spurring him 
with great vigor, animated him v/ith his voice to the full 
extent of his speed. While this was doing, the king and 
ids whole court trembled, with fear, and did not once open 
their lips; but when the prince, after having run his first 
heat, returned with joy and pride, at liaving broken and 
■subdued a horse which was considered absolutely un- 
governalile, all the courtiers endeavored to outvie each 
other in congratulations and applause, and we are told 
that the king, his farther, absolutely siied tears ofjoy, and 
embraced Alex.aniler after he alighted, and kissing his 
head, said to him, rny son, seek a kingdom more worthy 
of you than tins, for iM.iccdon is below your merits. 
Phis fact was the beginning of that ca.reer of unexampled 
.'uccess which only ended when Alexander the Great 
wept because tine re were no more world.s for him to con- 
quer. 
