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periences a certain amount of pleasure from this handling
he will soon become gentle under it, and show a very
marked attachment to his keeper. Karey, in his treatment
of horses, says "The horse that has only a natural
fear of man is the easiest trained, for when we have that
which is Avild and lively we can train him to our will in
a very short time, as they are generally quiet to obey.'
There is another kind that are of a stubborn or vicious
disposition, and although they are not wild and do not
require taming in the sense it is generally understood,
they are just as ignorant as the wild horse, if not more so,
and need to be taught as much. In order to have them
obey quickly, it is necessary that they should be made to
fear their master, as in order to obtain perfect obedience
from any horse we must first have him to fear us ; our
motto is "Fear, love, and obey," and we must have the
fulfilment of the two first before we can expect the latter.
It is by our philosophy of creating fear, love, and confi-
dence, that we govern to our will every kind of horse.
Then, in order to take horses as we find them, of all kinds,
and train them to our liking, we always take with us,
when we go into the stable to a colt, a long switch whip
(whalebone buggy whips are the best) with a good silk
cracker so as to cut keenly and make a sharp report,
accompanied with a sharp fierce word, will be sufficient
to enliven the spirits of any horse. With this whip in
your right hand, the lash pointing backward, enter the
stable alone, as it is a great disadvantage in training horses
to have anyone in the stable with you, so that nothing
should attract the colt's attention. If it is wild, you
will soon see it on the opposite side of the stable to you,