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METHODS OF HORSE-CONTROL. 



punishment by turning round, he will abstain from doing 

 so, and can be readily induced to stand still by the point of 

 the whip preventing him from getting away ; and, by the 

 fear of punishment, from turning round. By a few dex- 

 terous flourishes of the whip we shall have no difficulty in 

 making him come up to us, so as to avoid punishment. 

 He should then be rewarded by having his crest scratched 

 by the end of the whip, and, if he will take it, by being pre- 



Fig. 24. Rope halter on horse. 



sented with a carrot or other dainty. By working in this 

 manner, while we continue to walk backwards, we can 

 easily teach him to follow us. After a time, by merely 

 raising the whip, he will run up to us, so as to avoid being 

 hit with it. The foregoing method is the one which is 

 practised in circuses. 



NOTE. Care must be taken that this is not practised in 

 an enclosure, such as a loose-box where there are any pro- 

 jections from the wall, as for instance a ring or manger, 



