SEE-SAWING. 349 



PUSHING A MAN OUT OF THE RING. 



The familiar circus trick of a horse putting his forehead 

 against the back of the clown or ringmaster and pushing 

 him out of the ring, can be taught the animal by making 

 him, by means of the whip, follow us (see page 343), while 

 our back is turned towards him. We should then gradually 

 make him come up close to us, in which endeavour it is 

 well to use a whip in each hand, until we get him to rest 

 his head against our back. We must, of course, regulate 

 the direction in which to proceed ; for we cannot do 

 more in this case than to make the horse follow close 

 behind us. 



REARING AND WALKING ON THE HIND LEGS. 



In a circus a horse is taught to rear by taking the 

 snaffle reins over his head and jerking them, so as to hurt 

 his mouth, and by touching him with the whip in front. 

 Many animals are unintentionally taught to rear, by 

 precisely similar treatment, outside of circuses. In a 

 short time the circus horse will stand up on his hind legs 

 and walk about in obedience to the mere flourishing of a 

 whip. When a horse is trained to walk on his hind legs 

 with a rider (generally, some misguided woman) on his 

 back, the jerking of the reins, rather than the action of the 

 whip, will have to be utilised. Such performances are as 

 much opposed to the principles of true horsemanship, as 

 they are stupid to look at. 



SEE-SAWING ON A PLANK, ETC. 



Employ the rope-twitch (see page 118) and Comanche 

 bridle (see page 126). 



