TO MAKE A HOKSE FOLLOW YOU. 101 



to comprehend all at once. The shafts, the lines, the 

 harness, and the rattling of the sulky, all tend to scare 

 him, and he must he made famihar with them by de- 

 c,.^oc Tf your horse is very wild, I would advise you to 

 put up one foot me n^ot tir^^o you drive him." 



V/ith the leg strapped up, the lij^ktoy- the break or gig 

 the better, and four wheels are better than two. 



'J'O MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU. 



} The directions make simple what have hitherto been 

 among the mysteries of the circus. I can assert from 

 personal observation that by the means described by Mr. 

 Earey a very nervous thorough-bred mare, the property 

 of the Earl of Derby, was taught to stand, answer to 

 her name, and follow one of his pupils in less than a 

 week. 



No hack, and certainly no lady's horse, is perfect until 

 he has been taught to stand still, and no hunter is com- 

 plete until he has learned to follow his master. Hunts- 

 men may spend a few hours in the summer very usefully 

 in teaching their old favourites to wait outside cover until 

 wanted. 



Turn him into a large stable or shed, where there is 

 no chance to get out, with a halter or bridal on. Go to 

 him and gentle him a little, take hold of his halter, and 

 turn him towards you, at the same time touching him 

 lightly over the hips with a long' whip. Lead him the 

 length of the stable, rubbing him on the neck, saying in 

 a steady tone of voice as you lead him, " Come along, 

 boy ! " or use his name instead of " boy," if you choose. 

 Every time you turn, touch him slightly with the whip, 

 to make him step up close to you, and then caress him 



