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Title: Williams' new system of handling and educating the horse : together with diseases and their treatment
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Williams, C. H. C
Subjects: Horses Horses Horses
Publisher: Claremont, N.H. : Claremont Manufacturing Co.
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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weat flowed, and she slackened in her move-ments. When she approached him he ceased whipping,and held out his hand and said, come along! Againshe was off, and the whip was applied. This was re-peated several times before she would advance; whenshe moved towards him, he approached and patted her,and as he moved away and said, come along, she fol-lowed ; in a moment she darted off, he applied the whipsmartly, she stopped, trembled and approached him, hepatted her neck and said, come along! and she followedhim several times around the barn; when she lagged hewas away and the whip applied; after that she would notremain two feet from him. He ordered the door opened,and the mare followed close to him through the crowdand back to the stable. This shows and proves clearlythe first step, and the only correct way of forming an ac-quaintance with wild and vicious horses. But it shouldbe remembered, that your main object is to get the confi-dence and attention of your horse. You will find some 3
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ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 13 that naturally have too much fear of man—others haveno fear nor regard for man; therefore you must use yourbest judgment. The best advice that I can now give you is, controlyourself—gain the confidence of your horse, and neverbetray it by harsh and brutal treatment. Your colt is now brought up by the use of the whip,and follows close by your side. The next step is to teachhim that his strength, cpmpared with yours, amounts tonothing. Satisfy him that you can control him as you wish, andthat if he will submit he will not be hurt. This is best accomplished by the use of our surcingle.(See Fig. 2.) Much has been said of J. S. Rareys system of subju-gating horses. It is known almost the world over. Hetaught his system throughout the United States, Upperand Lower Canada, and has also had the honor of operat-ing before the Royal Court of England; and, as faras our knowledge extends, his system has met with the-approval of all those who have attended his lectures. B

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