TEACHING TRICKS. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Since there are so many people desirous of know- 

 ing hoTT to drive a horse without bridle or lines, I have 

 concluded to use a little space in describing this feature 

 of the horse's education. 



While I do not advocate it as being a universally 

 practical way of driving a horse, yet it is possible to so 

 thoroughly train the horse to the signals of the whip 

 that he can be controlled more reliably under excite- 

 ment and in case of danger than it would be possible 

 to manage him with bridle and lines. This statement 

 will no doubt sound erroneous to those who are not 

 profound in the science of horsemanship; neverthless 

 it is true. 



By having a horse trained in this way, it shows to 

 the public to what extent it is possible to educate a 

 horse,whenheis diligently and persistently dealt with 



It would be unreasonable to expect any one to 

 accomplish this feat who is not possessed of strong will 

 power and self-control; especially to control a highly- 

 bred spirited horse; and this is the only kind with 

 which such education can be fully relied upon. 



