lol TEACHING TRICKS. 



tliat iiieans fur him to turn in that direction. As soon 

 as he barely nnclcrstands what you want of him you 

 slioukl put him away for that time. At tJie next lesson 

 you should giye a repetition of the tapping on the same 

 side until he will respond readily in that direction; 

 after which commence tapping on tlie left side and 

 reward as before. Both sides must be trained separate- 

 ly and thoroughly^ then you may drill alternately. Now 

 you may luiAe an open bridle on him. with short lines 

 to come back about as far as his tail; but only to be 

 used when needed to restrain him, or to convey your 

 idea to him. Your whip at this stage should not be over 

 five feet long, and you should stand directly behind the 

 horse. While you are not compelled to use the lines 

 you should liave hold of his tail ^nth one hand. Allow 

 the whip to extend directly over his body so the end 

 of it will extend about to the middle of his mane, and 

 the position of the poiut of whip you Avish to familiar- 

 ize him with, for a signal to go straight ahead, should 

 be about two feet above point of shoulder. The signal 

 you wish for him to stop for is, raising the whip and 

 holdiug it in a perpendicular position. The action you 

 may use to associate the meaning of this movement, 

 and position, is : just as you raise the whip so the horse 

 can see it, pull hard on the liiif^s and say "Wheal" 

 all at the same lime; and in a few repetitions he will 

 stop when he sees tlie whip raise, knowing that means 

 a "severe pulF" if he doesn't stop. The first few times 

 he stops without the pull, step forward and reward him, 

 A great deal depends upon how you give the rewards. 



