THE-:- HORSE 



A person standing in front of a horse and 

 trying to pull him forward, against his will, 

 will be quite unsuccessful. A horse standing 

 still, not wishing to move, should be pulled 

 from the side so that his neck will be bent 

 around by the pull and he will have the tend- 

 ency to move his legs in order to straighten 

 his body in a line with his neck to keep his 

 balance. This procedure will make the horse 

 move a step or two in the direction desired. 

 A helper with a whip, to urge the horse for- 

 ward when he is pulled on the halter, facili- 

 tates matters a great deal. 



The horse, having been halter-broken, has 

 some idea of being pulled around, and for 

 the first ride or two on a raw colt a snaffle 

 bit should be used. He should then be ridden 

 in some kind of an inclosed place, so that 

 he may have the minimum opportunity for 

 running away. He can then be pulled a little 

 on one rein until his head comes around and 

 his body will be inclined to follow. This 

 pulling should be done a little, alternately, 

 on both reins. Pulling in this way and the 

 use of the snaffle bit will probably make the 

 animal's mouth sore. 



After one or two lessons of this sort, 

 which should not last more than ten or 

 fifteen minutes, a hackamore, instead of a 

 bridle, should be placed on the horse. 



A hackamore is a kind of rawhide halter, 



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