30 TO GOVERN HORSES. 



speaking now and then to the horse. Begin by de- 

 grees to descend to the legs, always ascending and 

 descending, gaining ground every time you descend, 

 until you get to his feet. 



" Talk to the horse in Latin, Greek, French, English, 

 or Spanish, or in any other language you please ; but 

 let him hear the sound of your voice, which at the 

 beginning of the operation is not quite so necessary, 

 but which I have always done in making him lift up 

 his feet. ' Hold up your foot' c Leve le pied ' ' Alza 

 el pie ' f Aron ton poda/ &c. ; at the same time lift 

 his foot with your hand. He soon becomes familiar 

 with the sounds, and will hold up his foot at com- 

 mand. Then proceed to the hind feet, and go on in 

 the same manner ; and in a short time the horse 

 will let you lift them, and even take them up in 

 your arms. 



" All this operation is no magnetism, no galvanism; 

 it is merely taking away the fear a horse generally 

 has of a man, and familiarizing the animal with his 

 master. As the horse doubtless experiences a certain 

 pleasure from this handling, he will soon become 

 gentle under it, and show a very marked attachment 

 to his keeper/' 



REMARKS ON POWEL'S TREATMENT HOW TO 

 GOYERN HORSES OF ANY KIND.: 



These instructions are very good, but not quite 

 sufficient for horses of all kinds, and for haltering 



