TRICK HORSES. 375 



TO EDUCATE A HORSE TO PUSH A VEHICLE. 



After your horse has been taught to mount a 

 pedestal with his fore-feet, and to stand and 

 walk upright on his hind-feet it is a compara- 

 tively easy task to educate him to mount upon a 

 vehicle and push it. It is not at all necessary 

 that a horse should be attached to it in front, as 

 appears in the illustration, where the engraver 

 has placed a representation of my black horse, 

 Prince Albert, as a matter of taste, not as being 

 necessary in conducting the instruction. 



In this trick it will be scarcely necessary for 

 the educator to put the Bonaparte bridle on his 

 horse unless he should show some stubbornness, 

 but, with bitting rig on, stand near his head, whip 

 in hand, and say to him in rather a loud 

 and sharp tone of voice, " Get up I* Some fear 

 on his part may be manifested, still do not give 

 up nor lose youf patience, but lift his feet up 

 and caress him. When he does get up do not 



