. Biggle horse book. Horses. effective. Never strike a horse in anger; never growl at him, never jerk the bridle nor lines, so as to hurt his mouth; never whip him, at least never severely whip him, and be sure that you do not keep him in constant terror or expectancy of a blow from the whip. How can a horse possess a cheer- ful mind if he be always on the lookout for a cut across the back, over the sides or around the legs! Indeed, he will waste a vast amount of energy and nervous force every day if kept in a state of suspense, occasioned by a free and reck- less use of the lash. If any one d
. Biggle horse book. Horses. effective. Never strike a horse in anger; never growl at him, never jerk the bridle nor lines, so as to hurt his mouth; never whip him, at least never severely whip him, and be sure that you do not keep him in constant terror or expectancy of a blow from the whip. How can a horse possess a cheer- ful mind if he be always on the lookout for a cut across the back, over the sides or around the legs! Indeed, he will waste a vast amount of energy and nervous force every day if kept in a state of suspense, occasioned by a free and reck- less use of the lash. If any one doubts it, let him try such treatment upon himself. A horse ought to be talked to a good deal. He under- stands what is said to him very well. An intelligent horse knows more than a stupid, uncultured man. He is a good deal better company. He is cleaner, as a rule, and gives no countenance to vulgarity or profanity. He is more self-respecting. He is less given to bad habits. He could not be induced to chew nor smoke tobacco nor drink beer. Whatever he does he does frankly, with a yet how often his master, who rates him- self his superior, will violate his conscience and do things he knows are wrong. A horse is moderate in the indulgence of his appetites. When he gets enough to drink he stops drinking ; when he eats enough he quits eating. He is not a glutton. He is not quarrelsome unless made so by bad usage. He harbors no animosity. He is at peace with all the world. He is gentle; he is forgiving; he is faithful when other friends fail. He is contented ; the vain ambitions of the world, its discontent and its strivings after the forbidden or the unattainable, are never his. Therefore, though often rated by the unthinking. UNHAPPY HORSE. clear conscience as inferior to man, yet he is in many respects vastly superior to the cross-grained, profane, brutal, vulgar and ignorant men into whose ownership he oftentimes falls. The stalls should be cleaned out every morning (and even- in
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