EDUCATING THE HORSE. 177 



TO EDUCATE A COLT NOT TO BE AFRAID 

 OF HIS HEELS. 



Too much importance cannot be attached to 

 the manner of educating a horse's heels, as it is 

 in that point his greatest means of defense and 

 resistance lies, and most men make the mistake 

 of breaking one end of the horse, while they 

 allow his hind parts to go uneducated. The 

 instructions I am about to give will, if properly 

 followed, insure success. 



After laying your colt down, commence to 

 handle his hind parts and heels, being careful to 

 hold the cord firmly in your left hand, so that, if 

 he attempts to get up, you can control him ; then 

 strike him gently with a stick, and, if he should 

 show fear, which he naturally will, punish him in 

 the mouth ; then place the stick between his legs 

 and commence moving it around, and, if he 

 makes no resistance, remember to caress him; 

 almost as much is accomplished by caressing as 

 by punishing. 



