TRICK HORSES. 407 



TO EDUCATE A HORSE TO KISS A BOY. 



This kind of education is not particularly 

 beneficial to the horse owner, but it illustrates 

 clearly the Idea foreshadowed in many parts of 

 my work: first, that the horse may be taught 

 almost anything that is in his power to do ; 

 second, that if you go rightly to work you may 

 so gain his confidence that he will cheerfully 

 obey every reasonable command. 



Direction. -Take a piece of apple, place it in 

 your mouth and say to your horse, " Kiss me." 

 He will approach you to take it ; when he does 

 .so caress him. After repeating this a few times / 

 when you approach him extend your mouth 

 towards his and repeat the words " kiss me." 

 If he does not respond, place a piece of apple 

 in your mouth as before, and repeat it until he 

 shall obey without the use of the apple. 



