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leaders, and if different words are taught to the hind horses, the 

 old Wiltshire word " hoot" will do very well for turning the 

 hind horse to the right, but their other word " yea," can be 

 too easily mistaken for " whay," and we would therefore use 

 "hie" in its place. The two words yea and whay are not at 

 all similar in Wiltshire dialect, but we are not now writing for 

 any one county or dialect. 



429. — Of course each horse in a team must have a name of 

 his own, and a name that should not resemble the name of any 

 other horse in the same team. We have known four horses working 

 together to be named Hob, Nob, Rob, and Bob, It will be 

 seen at once that they might as well have had no names at all. 

 Bob, Jack, Dick, and Rough ; or Boxer, Trooper, Sharper, and 

 Smiler are examples of names that cannot be mistaken for each 

 other. Each horse should understand that when his name is 

 sharply called, he is going too slow, or doing something wrong, 

 and this impression is easily kept up by calling his name when- 

 ever it is necessary to touch him with the whip. In this way 

 an indolent horse may be roused, without exciting any other 

 horses that may be already doing too much. 



430. — Each horse must be taught a general word that the 

 whole team will understand to be a command to start, such as 

 the word " gently." He must also understand an urging word, 

 such as " now then." He can with great care be taught to under- 

 stand and obey a slowing word, as " steady." He is easily taught 

 to stop, and to stop instantly, for the word " whay," and with no 

 great difficulty to walk or push backwards for the word " back." 

 431. — This completes the eight simple words to which every 

 draft horse should be taught to attach a distinct meaning, and 

 promptly to obey, thus — 



Jack — You are going too slow, or are doing something wrong. 



Gently — Lean forward slowly and gently into the collar. 



Now then — (tO faster or pull more. 



Steady — Go slower or pull les-s. 



Whay — Stop instantly. 



Back — Walk backwards or push backwards. 



Haw— Turn to the left. 



Gfe — Tm-n to the right. 



