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hour in most horses; in others almost immediately, and in some
much longyer. It now remnaini to handle all his legs. From the
tail come back again to tire head, handle it well, as likwiske the
earm, breast, neck, etc., speaking now and then to the horse.
Begin by degrees to descend to the legs, always ascending and
descending, gaining ground every time you descend until you
get to his feet.
  "Talk to the horse in Latin, Greek, French, English, or
Spanish. or in any other language you please; but let him bear
the sound of your voice, which at the beginning of the operation
is not quite so necess-ary, but which I have always done in ma-
king hint lift up his feet. Hold up your foot--'Livv la pied'-
'Alza el pie '-'Aron lon poda,' etc., at the. same tire lift his
foot with vone' hand. He soon becomes familiar with the sounds,
and will old1( his foot tip at command. Then proceed to the
hind teet and go on in the same manner, and in a short time the
horse will let you lift them and even take them up in your arms.
  "All this operation is no magnatism, no galvanism ; it is
merely taking away the fear a horse generally has of a man, and
familiarizing the animal with his master; as the horse loubtless
experiences a certain pleasure fromn this hian(dling hle will soon
become gentle tunder it, and show a very marked attachment to
his keeper."


Remarks on Powel's Treatment how to govern Horses of Any Kind.
  These instructions are very good, but not quite suffilcient for
horses of all kinds, and for haltering and leading the colt; but
I have inserted it here, because it gives some of the true phil-
osophy of approaching the horse, and of establishing confidence
between mall and horse. He speaks only of the kind that fear
man.
  To those who understand the philosophy of horsemanship
these are the easiest trained ; for when we have a horse that 18
wilk and lively, we can train him to our will in a very short
time; for they are general y quick to learn, and always ready
to obey. But 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 tit is generally understood, they
arejust as ignorant as a wild horse, if not more so, and need to
be learned just as much; and in order to have them obey quick-
ly, it is very necessary that they should be made to feiar their
masters; for, in order to obtain perfect obedience from any
-horse, we must first have him fear us, for our motto is fear
love, and obey ; and we must have the kilfilment of' the first two
before we can exject the latter, and it is by our philosophy of