244 Training Wild and Subduing Vicious Horses 



act up, repeat the entire process, this time making 

 even more noise than before, covering him with old 

 papers, waving robes over his head, opening um- 

 brellas in front of his eyes and doing everything in 

 your power to excite him. After he becomes submis- 

 sive while down, let him regain his feet and continue 

 with the noise and strange objects. Continue this 

 until he becomes perfectly reconciled. Unless he is 

 indeed a demon he will unconditionally surrender. 

 When he gives in, caress him and give him a dainty 

 to assure him that as long as he obeys your wish he 

 will be treated kindly. 



As a rule, it is not a good plan to continue this 

 battle for more than two hours, and perhaps better 

 results would be secured from one. In the first place, 

 this is exceedingly hard work for a man and he will 

 probably be exhausted after one hour's struggle, and 

 in the second place the horse ceases to resist, not 

 because he is conquered, but because he too is ex- 

 hausted. The horse that ceases to fight because he 

 is exhausted will put up just as severe a battle when 

 he gets rested as he did in the beginning. What we 

 must do is conquer him and impress him with his 

 helplessness when in our power. Therefore, if the 

 battle is not won at the end of one hour's severe 

 struggling, declare a truce until the next day. Repeat 

 the entire process as on the first day. When he 

 surrenders, put him through a similar course as that 

 suggested in training the wild and stubborn horse. 



