36 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



Rarey in his Lectures, of which the following are the 

 heads. 



" Prin ;iples on which horses should be treated and 

 educated not by fear or force By an intelligent appli- 

 cation of skill with firmness and patience How to ap- 

 proach a colt How to halter How teach to lead in 

 twenty minutes How to subdue and cause to lie down 

 in fifteen minutes How to tame and cure fear and 

 nervousness How to saddle and bridle How to ac- 

 custom to be mounted and ridden How to accustom to 

 a drum to an umbrella to a lady's habit, or any other 

 object, in a few minutes How to harness a horse for 

 the first time How to drive a horse unbroken to har- 

 ness, and make go steady, single or double, in a couple 

 of hours How to make any horse stand still until called 

 How to make a horse follow his owner." 



In plain language, Mr. Rarey means, that 



1st. That any horse may be taught to do anything 

 that a horse can do if taught in a proper manner. 



2nd. That a horse is not conscious of his own strength 

 until he has resisted and conquered a man, and that by 

 taking advantage of man's reasoning powers a horse can- 

 be handled in such a manner that he shall not find out 

 his strength. 



3rd. That by enabling ahorse to examine every object 

 with which we desire to make him familiar, with the 

 organs naturally used for that purpose, viz. seeing, smell- 

 ing, and feeling, you may take any object around, over, 

 and on him that does not actually hurt him. 



Thus, for example, the objects which affright horses 

 are the feel of saddles, riding-habits, harness, and wheeled 

 carriages ; the sight :f umbrellas and flags ; loaded wag- 



