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lying in the road, robes on the fence, umbrellas in 

 women's hands, the waving of flags, and the firing of 

 crackers, guns and the like in much the same man- 

 ner. If he cannot be driven or coaxed up to such 

 objects, lay him down and wave the objects over his 

 head. Repeat until he will walk right up to them 

 and feel them with his nose. When he refuses to 

 be driven up to the object never punish him, as this 

 only frightens him all the more. Either put the 

 throwing harness on him and lay him down, then 

 bring the object to him; or attach the tail-rope and 

 let him go round and round until he becomes stupefied, 

 and then bring the object to him as before. Soon 

 he will understand that he must either face the object 

 of his fear when asked to do so or be placed on his 

 back and have the object brought to him. When 

 he faces the object be sure to caress him, to help fix 

 the idea that he is not going to be injured. 



To familiarize the wild horse with the automobile, 

 place the double safety and guy rope (p. 201) on him 

 and approach the machine, standing, preferably in the 

 training inclosure. Make him walk right up to it 

 and touch it with his nose, or if he refuses to do this 

 lay him down and run the machine up to him. 

 After he becomes familiar with it while not in mo- 

 tion have it started while he stands near by. Stop 

 it and drive him up to it again. Keep the horse 

 following the machine in this way until he. becomes 

 steady. Next turn the machine around and have 



