248 Modern Riding and Horse Education 



his head away from it and look away from it your- 

 self. The last point is most important; when the 

 colt discovers that the object of his distrust does 

 not hurt him and that his trainer takes no notice 

 of it, he will soon learn to let it pass him, either 

 when he is on the move or is standing still and 

 facing it. Shyers are manufactured by being seized 

 by the head and made to face objects w^hich are 

 strange to them. 



With infinite patience the colt should be taught 

 to stand still, to move forward, and to come to the 

 trainer when called. He should learn to lift his 

 legs in turn, so that the first visit to the blacksmith's 

 shop will not come as a surprise. Hand feeding 

 with sugar and other delicacies promotes early 

 friendship, and what Cesaresco calls '' caresses on 

 the eyes and occiput " produce a soothing and mag- 

 netic effect. 



Dodge gives us a delightful picture of the perfect 

 methods of kindness obtaining at Governor Leland 

 Stanford's farm at Palo Alto. Anybody ill-treating 

 the horses was instantly dismissed; but the colts 

 were early given a respect for authority, and were 



