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METHODS OF SUBJECTION. 



meaning. But if the horse were moved moderately, and 

 immediately after the command he were pulled upon suffi- 

 ciently hard to 

 make him stop, 

 he will, after a 

 few repetitions, 

 learn to stop at 

 command, to 

 avoid being 

 pulled upon. Or 

 in teaching to 

 back, if, after 

 the command is 

 given, the reins 

 are pulled upon 



Fig. 8. — Naturally doeile and intelligent. sufficicntlv to 



force him back, he will, after a few repetitions, soon learn 

 to back freely when the word is given, to avoid the hurt 

 of being pulled upon. To explain this principle more fully 

 I will give the 

 details of teach- 

 ing a few tricks: 

 ' If it is desired 

 to teach a horse 

 to make a bow, 

 first prick him 

 lightly on the 

 back with a pin, 

 and repeat until 

 in his effort to 

 avoid the annoy- 

 ance he drops his 



Fig. 9.—" Wild Pete." A very peculiar and 

 interesting case. 



