*9 HOW TO MANAGE A STUBBORN HOESE. 



HOW TO MANAGE A STUBBORN HORSE. 



If the horse, instead of being wild, seems to be of a stubborn 

 or mulish disposition, if he lays back his ears as you approach him 

 or turns his heels to kick you, he has not that regard or tear of man 

 that he should have to enable you to handle him quickly and easily. 

 It may be necessary to give nim a few sharp cuts with the whip 

 about the legs, pretty close to the body. It will crack keenly as it 

 plies around his legs, and the crack of the whip will affect him as 

 much as the stroke; besides one sharp cut about his legs will affect 

 him more than two or three over his back, the skin on the inner 

 part of his legs or about his flanks being thinner and more tender 

 than on his back. But do not whip him much just enough to 

 excite his sense ot fear. But whatever you do, do quickly, sharply 

 and with a good deal of lire, but always without anger. Never go 

 into a pitched battle with your horse and whip him till he is mad 

 and will fight you. You had better not touch him at all, for you 

 will establish, instead of fear and regard, feelings of resentment, 

 hatred and ill-will. It will do him no good, but an injury, to strike 

 a blow, unless you quell him. As soon as you have frightened him 

 so that he will stand up straight and pay some attention to you, 

 approach him again and caress him a good deal more than you 

 whipped him; then you will excite the two controlling passions of 

 his nature, love and fear, and then he will fear and love you too, and 

 as soon as he learns what to do, will quickly obey. 



HALTERING THE COLT. 



As soon as you have gentled the colt a little, take the halter in 

 your left hand and approach him, and on the same side on which 

 you have gentled him. If he is very timid about your approaching 

 closely to him, you can get up to him quicker by making the whip 

 a part of your arm and reaching out very gently with the butt-end 

 of it, rubbing him lightly on the neck, all the time getting a little 

 closer, shortening the whip by taking it up in your hand until you 

 finally get close enough to put your hands on him. If he is inclined 

 to hold his head from you, put the end of the halter strap around 

 his neck, drop your whip and draw very gently; he will let his neck 

 give and you can pull his head to you. Then take hold of that part 

 of the halter which buckles over the top of his head, and pass the 

 long side, or that part which goes into the buckle, under his neck, 

 grasping it on the opposite side with your right hand, letting the 

 first strap loose; the latter will be sufficient to hold his head to you. 

 Lower the halter a little, just enough to get his nose into that part 

 which goes around it ; then raise it somewhat and fasten the top 

 buckle, and you will have it all right. The first time you halter 

 a colt you snould stand on the left side, pretty well back to his 



