26 POWEI/S SYSTEM. 



because these two words, of which he has learned the 

 meaning by the tap of the whip and the pull of the 

 rein that first accompanied them, convey the two 

 ideas to his mind of go and stop. 



Neither Faucher, nor any one else, can ever teach 

 the horse a single thing by the means of scent alone. 



How long do you suppose a horse would have to 

 stand and smell a bottle of oil before he would 

 learn to bend his knee and make a bow at your bid- 

 ding, " Go yonder and bring your hat," or " Come 

 here and lie down V 9 Thus you see the absurdity 

 of trying to break or tame the horse by the means of 

 receipts for articles to smell at, or medicine to give 

 him, of any kind whatever. 



The only science that has ever existed in the world, 

 relative to the breaking of horses, that has been of 

 any value, is that true method which takes them in 

 their native state, and improves their intelligence. 



POWEL'S SYSTEM OF APPROACHING THE COLT. 



But, before we go further, I will give you Willis 

 J. PoweF s system of approaching a wild colt, as 

 given by him in a work published in Europe, about 

 the year 1814, on the " Art of Taming Wild Horses." 

 He says, e( A horse is gentled by my secret in from 

 two to sixteen hours." The time I have most com- 

 monly employed has been from four to six hours. 

 He goes on to say, " Cause your horse to be put in a 

 small yard, stable, or room. If in, a stable or room, 



