My troubles are all over, and I am at home; and often before I am…

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.

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.

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

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

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