10 THE HORSE OWNEK's 



comes to yon, he comes for protection ; if he attempts to 

 leave yon he is sure to get into trouble. 



In a very few moments he will allow you to handle him, 

 all around his head and neck, and follow yon like a pet 

 dog. This exercise was fully illustrated by J. Smith, of 

 Virginia, which is thus described by S. W. Coles. 



" A wild and vicious mare was brought to him, which 

 it was said he could not manage unless he dealt with the 

 devil, for she was a wild thorough-bred mare, high 

 tempered, and disposed to kick and bite. She was driven 

 into the barn ; he entered and fastened the door. Before 

 she had time to survey him, he was giving her the lash 

 smartly. Around she went, kicking and jumping, no 

 rest, the sweat flowed, and she slackened in her move- 

 ments. When she approached him he ceased whipping, 

 and held out his hand and said, come along ! Again 

 she was off, and the whip was applied. This was re- 

 peated several times before she would advance ; when 

 she moved towards him, he approached and patted her, 

 and as he moved away and said, come along, she fol- 

 lowed ; in a moment she darted off, he applied the whip 

 smartly, she stopped, trembled and approached him, he 

 patted her neck and said, come along! and she followed 

 him several times around the barn; when she lagged he 

 was away and the whip applied ; after that she would not 

 remain two feet from him. He ordered the door opened, 

 and the mare followed close to him through the crowd 

 and back to the stable." This shows and proves clearly 

 the first step, and the only correct way of forming an ac- 

 quaintance with wild and vicious horses. But it should 

 be remembered, that your main object is to get the confi- 

 dence and attention of your horse. You will find some 



