40 THE ART OF TAMING HOESES. 



drugs. — The Editor's remarks. — Importance of patience. — Best kind 

 of head -stall. — Danger of approaching some colts. — Hints from a 

 Colonel of the Life Guards. 



HOW TO DRIVE A COLT FROM PASTURE. 



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 approach them very slowly, and 

 if they stick up their heads and seem to be frightened, 

 stand still until they become quiet, so as not to make 

 them run before you are close enough to drive them in 

 the direction you want them to go. And when you 

 begin to drive, do not flourish your arms or halloo, but 

 gently follow them off, leaving the direction open that 

 you wish them to take. Thus taking advantage of their 

 ignorance, you will be able to get them into the pound 

 as easily as the hunter drives the quails into his net. 

 For, if they have always run in the pasture uncared for 

 (as many horses do in prairie countries and on large 

 plantations), there is no reason why they should not be 

 as wild as the sportsman's birds, 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 

 a stag, or any of the undomesticated animals, though 

 more easily tamed. 



HOW TO STABLE A COLT WITHOUT TROUBLE. 



The next step will be, to get the horse into a stable 

 or shed. This should be done as quietly as possible, 

 so as not to excite any suspicion in the horse of any 

 danger befalling him. The best way to do this, is to 

 lead a broken horse into the stable first and hitch (tie) 

 him, then quietly walk around the colt and let him go 

 in of his own accord. It is almost impossible to get 

 men who have never practised on this principle to go 



