54 THE ART OF TAMING HOESES. 



and in some much longer. It now remains to handle 

 all his legs ; from the tail come back again to the head, 

 handle it well, as likewise the ears, breast, neck, &c., 

 speaking now and then to the horse. Begin by degrees 

 to descend to the legs, always ascending and descend- 

 ing, gaining ground every time you descend, until you 

 get to his feet. 



" Talk to the horse in Latin, Greek, French, English, 

 or Spanish, or in any other language you please; but 

 let him hear the sound of your voice, which at the begin- 

 ning of the operation is not quite so necessary, but 

 which I have always done in making him lift up his 

 feet. ' Hold up your foot ' ' Leve le pied ' * Alza el 

 pie' ' Aron ton poda,' &c. ; at the same time lift his foot 

 with your hand. He soon becomes familiar with the 

 sounds, and will hold up his foot at command. Then 

 proceed to the hind feet, and go on in the same man- 

 ner ; and in a short time the horse will let you lift them, 

 and even take them up in your arms. 



" All this operation is no magnetism, no galvanism; 

 it is merely taking away the fear a horse generally has 

 of a man, and familiarizing the animal with his master. 

 As the horse doubtless experiences a certain pleasure 

 from this handling, he will soon become gentle under it, 

 and show a very marked attachment to his keeper." 



EAREY'S EEMAEKS ON POWELL'S TEEATMENT. 



These instructions are very good, but not quite suffi- 

 cient for horses of all kinds, and for haltering and 

 leading the colt ; but I have inserted them here because 

 they give some of the true philosophy of approaching 

 the horse, and of establishing confidence between man 

 and horse. He speaks only of the kind that fear man. 



