i6o HUMANE HORSE-TRAINING 



In the beginning of this lesson I will explain how the 

 more easily taught tricks are conveyed to the horse's 

 mind. Always remember that the horse cannot reason 

 from cause to effect, and can only grasp your meaning by 

 having an action associated with a command, and that 

 the lesson must be repeated until firmly fixed. Never 

 attempt to teach a horse but one thing at a time, and 

 have this one point taught perfectly before beginning 

 another. 



TO TEACH A HORSE TO SAY " YES " 



I will first give you the method for teaching a horse to 

 respond to this word. Stand in front of the horse, a 

 little to one side ; take a pin and prick him very slightly 

 on the breast. The horse will imagine the slight pain 

 was caused by a fly and will put his nose down to chase 

 it away. As soon as he makes a move toward his breast 

 with his head, caress him for it. Now repeat the pricking 

 with the pin, and the caress as he obeys you, until the 

 slightest move that you make toward the breast will 

 cause him to drop his head. If you wish him to say 

 " Yes " at word of command, just as you prick him with 

 the pin say " Yes/' very distinctly, and continue to 

 say it every time the pin touches him, and in a very 

 short time he will learn that the command or word " Yes " 



