I am never afraid of what I know

Oh! if people knew what a comfort to horses a light hand is.

[T]hey always think they can improve upon nature and mend what God has made.

[A] bad-tempered man will never make a good-tempered horse.

[D]o your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name.

To my dear and honoured Mother, whose life, no less than her pen, has been devoted to the welfare of others, this little book is affectionately dedicated.

[W]e shall all have to be judged according to our works, whether they be towards man or towards beast.