48 Training the Work Horse 



the lighter breeds ; the tasks are not numerous or 

 difficult to learn, whereas the saddle or coach horse 

 may be called upon to do a number of tasks, each of 

 which is hard to learn and requires long and severe 

 training. 



TRAIN THE HORSE WITHIN AN INCLOSURE 



In training the horse, it is of great advantage to 

 provide an inclosure, varying in size according to the 

 nature of the training or the temperament of the 

 horse, but for most work twenty-five to fifty feet 

 square will suffice. All obstructions likely to injure 

 or attract the horse's attention, such as wagons, 

 barrels, posts, bricks, stones, sticks and the like, 

 should be removed. If the inclosure is within a 

 barn or under a shed, the ceiling should be at least 

 twelve feet high. No matter where the inclosure, 

 the floor should be of soft earth. Never begin 

 training the horse on cement, brick or even a hard 

 wood floor. Not only is the horse likely to slip and 

 injure himself or the man in charge, but it is often 

 found necessary to lay the horse down to convince 

 him that we are his master, and the likelihood of 

 injury is great if this is attempted on a hard floor, 

 particularly cement or brick. Within such an inclos- 

 ure it is much easier to get the horse's entire atten- 

 tion, and should anything go wrong whereby he 

 should free himself, he will be unable to get away. 



