TRAINING THE HORSE. 75 



fly, he receives punishment, and that when he looks 

 you in the face he is treated well and rewarded. The 

 intelligence of any colt is always sufficient to perceive 

 this, and in fifteen to thirty minutes he will follow you 

 around like a dog. As he will feel that you are his 

 superior and master, he will show no desire to kick. 



What the fingers are to a man, the nostrils are to a 

 horse; and any object that seems to occasion a feeling 

 of fear in the horse you should slowly either take him 

 to or bring up to him, and permit him to nose around 

 it and smell it until he is satisfied it is harmless. For 



FOR A HALTER-PULLER. 



instance, before making any attempt to put on the 

 halter, take it in your left hand and let him smell it; 

 then buckle it on over his neck. Always be very calm 

 and quiet in your manner, and talk softly to the horse, 

 which goes a great way towards getting him accus- 

 tomed to your presence. 



If, after the halter is on, the colt endeavors to pull 

 away, my theory is to circumvent him by a little 

 strategy; that is, if you can call it such. Take a com- 

 mon clothes-line rope and make a large slip-loop knot 

 around the body, drawing it moderately tight, and 

 pass the end up between the front legs through the 



