The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



you want to teach him the pull, and to attend 

 to it. Move off at right angles to his course ; 

 because, in so doing, you exert the maximum 

 of leverage on his neck. He will come round 

 and in three or four minutes he mil have learned 

 that he is to follow the pull wherever it leads 

 and will assist in this new game with all good 

 will and pleasure. When you bid him adieu at 

 the gate, he will crj'^ out in distress because he 

 cannot follow. 



Repeat the whole process on three or four days. 

 The second day there may be a bit of a fight, 

 and on the third still less. On the fourth 

 day he will probably lie down within half a 

 minute of the strap being put on. Now say 

 " lie down " to him each time in a voice of 

 authority, and, in a week, he will do so, by 

 giving him the word and lifting up his near 

 foot. In eight or ten days, say the word and 

 tap the near leg with the whip, and you will 

 find it sufficient. In a fortnight, he will lie 

 down to the word of command alone. 



Tlie First and Second Handlings should be 

 carried out by yourself alone, for it is of para- 

 mount importance that the horse should give 

 you his undivided attention all the time. If 

 you wish any spectators of your prowess, they 

 must be concealed from the horse and keep 

 perfectly quiet. Peepholes or a lattice meet 

 the case ; but above all tie up that infernal dog. 



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