Leading a Wild Horse 231 



choose between permitting you to handle him 

 while standing, and being laid on the ground to be 

 handled while down. If it is desired to use the 

 Galvayne method, snare the foreleg and hold it up 

 as before, while you arrange the tail-rope and at- 

 tach it to the lead-strap (p. 219). Now let the 

 horse loose and he will go round and round until 

 he becomes stupefied. Then handle the crest, and 

 caress as before. When he becomes docile remove 

 the tail-rope, but continue to handle him. If he 

 resists, replace the tail-rope and let him go around 

 again. After a few repetitions he will understand 

 w^hat is wanted, and will stand quietly while you 

 handle any part of his body. 



Teaching the wild horse to lead. — If the horse 

 will not respond to any of the methods suggested 

 heretofore (pp. 37 and 52), but bucks, rears, runs 

 or balks, then more severe methods must be adopted. 

 Above all things do not punish him. If he fights 

 the halter, tie the lead-rope to a heavy chunk and 

 let him worry himself until he ceases to resist. 

 Then place the guy rope (p. 201), to be held by an 

 assistant, on his head and attach the double safety 

 (p. 208). Now if he rears, bucks, runs forward or 

 backward, pull his front feet up with the double 

 safety and let him come down on his knees. Af- 

 ter a few hard falls he will stop running and buck- 

 ing, but may balk. Do not lose your temper and 

 punish him, but let the assistant quickly take a po- 



