160 TP: ACHING TRICKS. 



he will have told you his age. Or you may substitute 

 any question you like; for instance: How many days 

 in a week are there? How many are three, six and 

 eight? He can solve problems like this as well as 

 tell his age. 



TO MOUNT A PEDESTAL. 



Have a strong platform made about four or five 

 feet square, and about one foot high. Place one of 

 the horse's feet on it and pinch the other leg a little 

 and he will soon let his weight on the foot that is on 

 the platform. Get him up several times mth his 

 front feet; then assist him in getting a hind foot up, 

 and encourage him to come forward. When he is up 

 with all four feet reward and treat him kindly as 

 described for other tricks. It will only take a little 

 more patience to have him get several steps higher 

 by having everything arranged substantially, so that 

 he will not get hurt in getting down. After he thor- 

 oughly understands whatyou want him to do he will 

 go through th^^ ]^(^rforn"iance without prompting. I 

 remember several years ago when I first began to 

 study the subject: I had one of my father's colts train- 

 ed to get on top of almost anything he could get 

 his feet on. While he was being shod one day, the 

 blacksmith placed his front foot on the little clinch- 

 ing post to clincli the nails of his shoe, when the colt 

 put his whole weight on that foot and raised the 

 other high up over the blacksmith's back as if hunt- 



