EDUCATING THE HORSE. 221 



TO EDUCATE A HORSE THAT IS BAD TO 

 CATCH. 



Horses acquire this habit mainly from improp- 

 erly turning them out; and, to illustrate, I will 

 give the reader an example. First, the man or 

 boy takes his horse to the bars or fence of the 

 field, and lets only a portion of either down; he 

 now takes off the bridle or halter, and, in order 

 to make the horse jump over, hits him on the 

 rump and shouts at him; thus the animal is 

 made to fear the approach of man when loose; 

 so that, with this kind of training, it soon be- 

 comes difficult to catch, and requires education 

 in order to counteract this bad habit. 



Directions: Put on the Bonaparte bridle, and 

 tie a knot at the mouth, so as to prevent it from 

 slipping down to his teeth, when he might sever 

 the cord; then carry it up to his mane over the 

 shoulder; tie the mane together with a string; 

 then pass the cord through the loop thus made 



