PEEFORMANOE i)F HORSES AT LIBERTY. 75 



sugar, otherwise hold the line steady, stand fast your- 

 self, and touch him up with the whip till he obeys. 



It is better to accustom the horse to obey through 

 fear, than through the hope of recompense. He will 

 never forget the causes that brought punishment 

 upon him, and as you have taught him to escape tlie 

 infliction by coming to you, he will obey willingly 

 and quickly ; if, on the contrary, kind means only are 

 used, he might forget them, and play some tiick, and 

 then how punish him for such a freak ? It would be 

 difficult, because the very prank he was playing 

 would make him forget all about the accustomed re- 

 ward, and he would only come back when he pleased. 

 Thus you would be at his mercy, for he would obey 

 only when he bethought himself of the reward. 



You must make him fear and like you at the same 

 time. 



The horse should approach when you call, and 

 throwing your body back suddenly, should make him 

 turn in any direction. 



Lead him to the boards on the right hand, stand 

 near his shoulder, holding him by the cavesson line, 

 go away from him gradually as soon as he no longer 

 tries to follow you. Hold the butt of the whip to 

 him each time he tries to leave the boards ; if he 

 starts off in a trot before you order him, give the 

 word " Walk^'' dwelling on the word. 



If a horse is trained by a patient and observing 

 person, the animal's intelligence will keep pace with 



