34 i'HE HORSE : ITS TAMING, 



take hold of the "Galvayne" strap close to its head^ 

 and swing him round and round as many times as you 

 can stand yourself, and when he is a little dazed, tie a 

 single knot in his tail, and pass the end of the 

 " Galvayne " strap through it, and tie in a single bow,, 

 pulling his head round towards his tail, on its near 

 side, as shown in plate No. 2. 



Now you have got the colt into the " Galvayning "■ 

 position, one that will conquer any living horse; you 

 have the animal at your mercy, he cannot get away 

 from you, he can only move in a circumscribed circle. 

 He may kick, roar, and squeal with rage, and try 

 to run you out of the ring, but you can easily dodge 

 him. He can employ his entire strength in fighting,. 

 \\hich is increased by rage twenty fold, but you 

 have him fixed, " Galvayne " has hold of him, and 

 in fact you have divided the animal's strength against 

 himself. Let him alone for a few minutes, and 

 if a sullen tempered brute, half an hour. I have left 

 a really bad stubborn brute for two and three hours in 

 this position, but only in extreme cases, five to fifteen 

 minutes is long enough; then, take a drop thong whip 

 and teach him obedience, viz., to move when told, as 

 obedience is tJie fundamental basis oi "dXX good training. 

 Touch him with the whip on the outside shoulder 

 lightly, at the same time make the clicking noise 

 generally used to start a horse. You must teach 

 him well that he is to move when told, but don't 



