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becomes imperative to ccnveise v/itii the animal 

 during the exercises, by speaking, coaxing, etc., and 

 by increasing tliese caresses, if the hoi'se permits. It 

 is absohitely necessarj.at tirst, to be alone with 

 him, in some enclosed space, taking c;iie that no- 

 object of any kind diverts his attention from his uias- 

 ter, or frightens liim or makes him shy. Every at- 

 tempt of the horse, to touch you ■'vilh his nose, or to 

 smell at you, is to be humored, and great care must 

 be taken, not to change the tone of the voice or the 

 expression of the face, at moments of displeasure, 

 the horse understanding quite well, v/hether anger 

 or love for him govern you, the former alarming and 

 estranging him from you. 



Never be hasty in the exercises and never proceed 

 to anything new, before the horse has perfectly un- 

 derstood the present lesson, and he fully understand* 

 those exercises and full confidence is established bo- 

 tTveeu him and his master. Never tire the horse out, 

 never ride him warm. As soon as 3/0U notice one 

 or the other, caress him and give him rest. By siicli 

 proceedings, you can avert the horse from getting 

 vicious and obstinate, and render him a very will- 

 ing and intelligent pupil. 



7— PUTTING THE HALTER ON THE COLT. 



Place yourself on the left side of the colt ,near the 

 shoulder, put both arms around its neck, and hold 



