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disposition, and the law of kindness should be fixed 

 in his mind as the kej-stone of all snccessfnl theories 

 of treatment towards the horse, and we should look 

 for help only where help is to be found. 



T3ie First Step to be Talteia witlx a <;olt. 



Go to the pasture and walk around the whole herd 

 quietly, and at such a distance as not to cause them 

 to scare and run ; then drive them very slowly, and 

 if they stick up their heads and run, wait until they 

 become quiet, so as not to frighten them ; then quietly 

 pass around them again, and gently drive them in the 

 direction you want to go. Do not flourish your arms, 

 or halloo, but quietly follow them, leaving the direc- 

 tion free for them that you wish them to take ; thus, 

 taking advantage of their ignorance, j^ou will be able 

 to get them into the barn-j^ard very easily. If colts 

 have always run in the pasture uncared for, as many 

 do, there is no reason why they should not be as wild as 

 the deer, and require the same gentle treatment. If 

 you want to get them without trouble — for the horse 

 in his natural state is as wild as any of the undomes- 

 ticated animals, though more easily tamed — the next 

 step will be to drive them from the yard into the barn, 

 not into the stable, but on to the barn floor. This 

 should be done as qaickly as possible, so as not to 

 excite any suspicion. The best way to do this is to 

 lead a gentle horse into the barn first, and hitch him : 

 then quickly walk around the colt, or colts, as may 

 be, and gently drive them in the direction of the door ; 



