EDUCATING THE HORSE. 21/ 



TO EDUCATE A COLT TO LEAD BEHLND A 

 WAGON. 



First put on the colt a common halter without 

 a leader, then place a small cord about eighteen 

 feet long, divided in the center, under the tail, 

 cross it on the back, then brino- the ends througrh 

 between the under-jaw of the horse and the 

 nose-piece of the halter, and tie it to the hind 

 end of the wagon. This idea will be satisfac- 

 tory, and your colt will soon be educated to lead 

 without trouble to his owner. The expedient is 

 a very simple one, yet will invariably prove suc- 

 cessful, because the colt will find his own com- 

 fort to be promoted by doing as you wish ; and 

 this is one of the principles which underlie my 

 whole system of training — to make the horse 

 desire to do that which his owner wishes. 



Under this head I am satisfied that I cannot 

 be too particular in giving instructions, as per- 

 sons often grow merry when witnessing the 

 results produced from ideas that are so different 



