34 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



kicks, punish him in the mouth ; continue doing 

 this till he will allow you to handle his feet. If 

 one lesson will not answer give him two, and, if 

 necessary, give him three, or four, as he has got 

 to submit to this treatment. 



TO PREVENT HORSES BEING TEASED BY 

 FLIES. 



Take one-half pound of walnut or butternut 

 leaves, and pour upon them three quarts of cold 

 water; let it infuse one night, and pour the 

 whole next morning into a kettle, and let it boil 

 for a quarter of an hour. When cold it is fit for 

 use. 



No more is required than to moisten a sponge, 

 and before the horse goes out of the stable, let 

 those parts most likely to be irritated be well 

 smeared over with the liquor, between and upon 

 the ears, neck, flank, etc. 



