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a horse, or all parts or regions of a horse. Illustrating it in the 
process he terms u poling,” which consists of presenting a small 
pole to a colt for his inspection, and after he has “ nosed ” it 
well, and satisfied himself that it is harmless, he passes it suc¬ 
cessively over all the regions of the body, letting him become 
familiar with its presence at these various points. Also in his 
chapter on “ kicking,” he refers to “ breaking both sides of the 
horse,” where he explains how to make the horse cease to kick 
at us when we enter the stall ; he follows with, u In order to 
break both sides of the horse,” and proceeds to explain how to 
repeat it on the other side. And so all through this little work 
we find evidences of a close study of “ character ” in the horse 
by the author, and a repudiation of anything brutal and 
unmanly in their handling. He would remind us of how small 
it is to lose our temper with an animal because it does not do 
exactly what we tell it, while the poor brute is puzzling its 
brain to know what we mean, just as we would if given a com¬ 
mand in a foreign tongue. He concludes his chapter on 
“ balking ” by stating that the control of our own temper is the 
first essential, and says : “ You will feel a glow of satisfaction 
when you have thus obtained a double victory and not lowered 
yourself below the dumb beast, but have gained the mastery in 
a self-respecting way.” Each one of the chapters in this book, 
following u Colt Training,” which are “Subjection,” “Kick¬ 
ing,” “ Balking,” “ Shying,” “ Running Away,” “ Bad to Shoe ” 
and “ Halter Pulling,” first gives the causes of the vice in ques¬ 
tion, then the means of overcoming it. And the “causes” 
teach many good prophylactic points to those of us who will 
never apply the curative methods. After a chapter on “ Testi¬ 
mony,” which follows these foregoing chapters, comes a 
“Description of Appliances” (all of which are illustrated), 
“ Promiscuous Vices,” “ The Over-Check ” and “ Curb Bit.” 
In this last chapter he turns to our profession for support of his 
views, and says, “ Over five hundred veterinary surgeons have 
signed a paper condemning tight check-reins as painful to 
horses and productive of disease, causing distortion of the wind¬ 
pipe to such a degree as to impede respiration. They mention 
paralysis of the muscles of the face, megrims, apoplexy, coma 
and inflammation as some of the results of its use.” The remain¬ 
ing chapters are devoted to “ Teaching Tricks,” “ Additional 
Appliances,” “ Personal Experiences,” “ Timely Facts and 
Maxims,” and, finally, an appendix devoted to dogs, their saga¬ 
city, training, etc. The whole book being a gem of practical 
