160 TAMING HORSES. 



die on. Go to him and gentle him a little, take 

 hold of his halter and turn him towards yoa, 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 with your hand. He will soon learn to 

 hurry up to escape the whip and be caressed, and 

 you can make him follow you around without ta- 

 king hold of the halter. If he should stop and 

 turn from you, give him a few sharp cuts about^ 

 the hind legs, and he will soon turn his head to- 

 wards you, when you must always caress him. A 

 few lessons of this kind will make him run after 

 you, when he sees the motion of the whip — in 

 twenty or thirty minutes he will follow you about 

 the stable. After you have given him two or three 

 lessons in the stable, take him out into a small 

 field and train him ; and from thence you can 

 take him into the road and make him follow you 

 anywhere, and run after you. 



