So this shows what seemingly wonderful things may be brought about by a little preparation." "It doth," said the jockey; "what was the chap's name ?" "His name--his name--Darius Hystaspes." "And the groom's ?" "I don't know." "And he made a good king ?" "First-rate." "Only think! well, if he made a good king, what a wonderful king the groom would have made, through whose knowledge of 'orses he was put on the throne.

And now another question, Mr.Romany Rye: have you particular words which have power to soothe or aggravate horses ?" "You should ask me," said I, "whether I have horses that can be aggravated or soothed by particular words.

No words have any particular power over horses or other animals who have never heard them before--how should they?
But certain animals connect ideas of misery or enjoyment with particular words which they are acquainted with.

I'll give you an example.

I knew a cob in Ireland that could be driven to a state of kicking madness by a particular word, used by a particular person, in a particular tone; but that word was connected with a very painful operation which had been performed upon him by that individual, who had frequently employed it at a certain period whilst the animal had been under his treatment.