318 MISCELLANEOUS HABITS. 



haltering and imhaltering, leading out into the field, walk- 

 ing toward him and back, singing, whistling, and occasion- 

 ally giving him an apple, etc. 



In training Turco, referred to in " Personal Experience," 

 after getting him so he would come to me when thirty or 

 forty feet away, he at one time jumped through a gap in 

 the fence into an adjoining field, where he raced around for 

 some time, enjoying his freedom. Though I was consider- 

 ably annoyed, I did not try to catch or run after him, as 

 this would only reveal my weakness, and confirm him in 

 the habit of running away. I simply walked around as 

 though indifferent, until he became tired and went to graz- 

 ing, then, although I approached him cautiously, when 

 within a few feet of him he again ran away. He repeated 

 this several times. I strolled around until finally able to 

 get near enough to catch him by the mane. To attempt 

 any punishment now would only undo a great deal of past 

 good treatment. Instead, I scratched his mane, rubbed his 

 nose, walked around a little, and finally told him to come 

 along, when he followed submissively back to the yard. 



I now put on the War Bridle, Second Form, and, as be- 

 fore explained, attached nearly one hundred feet of cord to 

 it, which I let drag on the ground. I then went on with 

 the lesson. As he came near the gap, he again shot through 

 like an arrow. I simply caught up the cord, and stopped 

 him so quickly as to almost throw him down. Finding 

 himself fairly caught, he came back directly upon being 

 called. I repeated the experiment, and three times in suc- 

 cession he jumped through the gap ; but at each time I 

 jerked him back when about seventy-five feet away. Af- 

 ter a few repetitions, no matter how near he went to the 

 gap, he would not attempt to jump through. I now petted 

 and rewarded him by giving apples, etc., as usual. I re- 

 peated the lesson several times afterward in the yard and 



