6 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. 



same effect with any other object, however frightful 

 in appearance, in which there is no harm. 



I thus estabhsh three principles on which my sys- 

 tem of taming the horse is founded, viz. : 



First. That any horse may be taught to do any- 

 thing that a horse can do if taught in a systematic 

 and proper manner. 



Second. That a horse is not conscious of his own 

 strength until he has resisted and conquered a man, 

 and even in cases where he has temporarily tri- 

 umphed he may yet be subdued; — that by taking 

 advantage of man's reasoning powers a horse can 

 be handled in such a manner that he shall not find 

 out his strength. 



Third. That by enabling a horse to examine every 

 object with which we desire to make him familiar, 

 with the organs naturally used for that purpose, viz., 

 seeing, smelling and feeling, you may place or dis- 

 play the object around, over, and on him, provided 

 that it does not actually hurt him or make him feel 

 disagreeable. 



With this introduction to first principles, I will 

 endeavor to teach you how to put them into prac- 

 tice, and whatever instructions may follow, you can 

 rely on as having been proven practical by my own 

 experiments. Knowing from experience just what 

 obstacles I have met with in handling bad horses, 

 I shall try and anticipate them for you, and assist 

 you in surmounting them, by commencing with the 

 first steps to be taken with the colt, and accompany- 

 ing you through the whole task of breaking. 



