26 HUMANE HORSE-TRAINING 



a simple rope bridle. The onlookers had never seen 

 anything done like this before. Usually when catching 

 a colt they employ six or seven yokels to throw ropes in 

 all directions with a view to lassoing him ; then when the 

 colt is secured by the ropes he plunges wildly and pulls 

 three or four men over on the ground. The men are 

 afraid, and the colt is also afraid, and he takes a dislike 

 to the ropes and fights until he is beaten, and oft-times 

 loses confidence in man. But my method inspires 

 confidence, and the colt follows like a child and does 

 not plunge or gallop away. This wonderful yet simple 

 method I will fully explain later under the heading, 

 " Confidence in Man." 



Man is governed by education, while the horse is 

 governed by fixed laws and instincts. Most men think 

 a horse is the most intelligent of all animals. Under this 

 misapprehension they undertake to manage him from 

 an intellectual standpoint. For instance, if he stumbles 

 or slips down, the whip is applied as a corrective ; if he 

 runs away he is severely punished and told that if "he 

 runs away again he will be half killed/' If he jibs or 

 " naps " in the street he is petted and caressed when he 

 stands still, and when he attempts to move or make a 

 start he is severely lashed with the whip. Then he stops 

 again and receives more caressing. Then the so-called 



