58 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



than on his back. But do not whip him much — just 

 enough to frighten him; it is not because ice want to hurt 

 the horse that we whip him — we only do it to frighten vice 

 and stubbornness out of him. But v/hatever you do, do 

 quickly, sharply, and with a good deal of fire, but always 

 without anger. If you are going to frighten him at all, 

 you must do it at once. Never go into a pitched battle 

 with your horse, and whip him until he is mad and will 

 fight you ; it would be better not to touch him at all, for 

 you will establish, instead of fear and respect, feelings 

 of resentment, hatred, and ill-will. It will do him no 

 good, but harm, to strike him, unless you can frighten 

 him ; but if you can succeed in friglitening him, you 

 can whip him without making him w^^d; for fear and 

 anger never exist together in the horse, and as soon as one 

 is visible, you will find that the other has disappeared. 

 As soon as you have frightened him, so that he will stand 

 up straight and pay some attention to you, approach 

 him again, and caress him a good deal more than you 

 whipped him ; thus you will excite the two controlling 

 passions of his nature, love and fear ; he will love and 

 fear you, too ; and, as soon as he learns what you re- 

 quire, will obey quickly. 



HOW TO HALTER AND LEAD A COLT. 



As soon as you have gentled the colt a little, take the 

 halter in your left hand, and approach him as before, 

 and on the same side that you have gentled him. If he 

 is very timid about your approaching closely to him, 

 you can get up to him quicker by making the whip a part 

 of your arm, and reaching out very gently with the butt 

 end of it, rubbing him lightly on the neck, all the time 

 getting a little closer, shortening the whip by taking it 



