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up to this age, perhaps he has seldom seen man and 

 then only to be punished or injured by him, as in 

 corraUing, branding and castrating. During the 

 animal's wild life he has learned to look upon man 

 as his greatest enemy and it may require much time 

 and patient effort to gain his confidence. After he 

 becomes perfectly obedient in single harness, hitch 

 him double, much as suggested (p. 84), with such 

 alterations as are necessary to insure safety. 



Training the wild horse to unfamiliar objects and 

 to noise. — While in general the wild horse is not so 

 difficult to bring under subjection by the methods 

 herein described, he is, as a rule, very sensitive to un- 

 familiar objects and to noise, though occasionally 

 one will find a wild horse that seems to fear no objects 

 other than men and dogs. In training the wild, 

 refractory or stubborn horse to objects of fear, pursue 

 much the same course as suggested in training the 

 work horse (p. 85). If he resists, attach the double 

 safety (p. 208) and pull him to his knees as he begins 

 to act up, but continue with the noise as suggested. 

 If preferred, one may attach the tail-rope (p. 219) 

 and continue the noise as the horse goes round and 

 round. Do not rush through the work, but give the 

 animal ample time to become familiar with the 

 racket. It may be necessary to begin the noise in 

 the distance and gradually approach him, exercising 

 due care when the sound is to the rear, as he cannot 

 see its source. 



