63 THE ART OF TAMINCt HORSES. 



or pull back, the two straps will bring the horses facing 

 each other, so that you can very easily follow up his 

 movements without doing much holding, and as soon 

 as he stops running backward you are right with him, 

 and all ready to go ahead ; and if he gets stubborn and 

 does not want to go, you can remove all his stubborn- 

 ness by riding your horse against his neck, thus com- 

 pelling him to turn to the right ; and as soon as you have 

 turned him about a few times, he will be willing to 

 go along. The next thing after you have got through 

 leading him, will be to take him into a stable, and hitch 

 him in such a way as not to have him pull on the halter ; 

 and as they are often troublesome to get into a stable 

 the first few times, I will give you some instructions 

 about getting him in. 



TO LEAD INTO A STABLE. 



You should lead the broken horse into the stable 

 fu'st, and get the colt, if you can, to follow in after him. 

 If he refuses to go, step unto him, taking a little stick 

 or switch in your right hand; then take hold of the 

 halter close to his head witli your left hand, at the same 

 time reaching over his back with your right arm so that 

 you can tap him on the opposite side with your switch ; 

 bring him up facing the door, tap him slightly with your 

 switch, reaching as far back with it as you can. This 

 tapping, by being pretty Avell back, and on the opposite 

 side, M'ill drive him ahead, and keep him close to you ; 

 then by giving him the right direction with your left 

 hand you can walk into the stable Avith him. I have 

 walked colts into the stable this way in less than a 

 minute, after men had worked at them half an hour, 

 trying to pull them in. If you cannot walk him in at 



