EDUCATING THE HORSE. 327 



TO EDUCATE A COW NOT TO KICK WHILE 

 BEING MILKED. 



Hitch the cow to a post, then make the Bona- 

 parte bridle as follows: Make a loop and put 

 it on the lower jaw, carrying the end of the cord 

 on the off-side of the head and around over 

 behind the horns, bringing it down to the mouth 

 on the nigh-side, through the loop. Now carry 

 the cord around the nigh hind-leg, to the off 

 hind-leg and tie it just above the gambol-joint. 

 Then sit down to milk ; now the moment the 

 cow kicks, an impression is made on her brain, 

 and she soon learns that by kicking she pun- 

 ishes herself, and rather than suffer the pain 

 inflicted she yields to the influence and says by 

 her actions, " I will not kick again." The prin- 

 ciple here is the obvious one that no animal will 

 persist in doing that which causes suffering to 

 itself, and the moment that it comes to associate 

 the idea of suffering with any action, it will make 

 that action distasteful. 



