88 TAMING HORSES. 



HOW TO MAKE A DULL HORSE APPEAR 



METTLESOME AND FULL OF FIRE FOR 



A SHORT TIME. 



Take of red pepper, of the strongest kind, a 

 small handful. Pound it fine, and add half a 

 spoonful of vinegar to it. Put the whole into a 

 small bag, made of linen, and tie it to that part of 

 the crupper which goes immediately under the 

 horse's tail. Buckle the crupper rather short, so 

 that it will press upon the little bag, as the horse 

 trots off. The juice will flow out of the bag, and 

 come in contact with a certain part, which will 

 immediately have the most wonderful effect upon 

 the horse imaginable. He will champ his bit, if 

 you hold him in, and appear to be all fire and 

 mettle. When you ride off, he will hold up his 

 head, stick his ears forward, lift his feet with 

 agility, and caper about like a young colt. In a 

 word, he will act the part of a fiery, mettlesome 

 horse, full of vigor and spiritedness. 



