TO GOVERN HORSES. 31 



and leading the colt ; but I have inserted them here 

 because they give some of the true philosophy of 

 approaching the horse, and of establishing confi- 

 dence between man and horse. He speaks only of 

 the kind that fear man. 



To those who understand the philosophy of horse- 

 manship, these are the easiest trained ; for when we 

 have a horse that is wild and lively, we can train 

 him to our will in a very short time for they are 

 generally quick to learn, and always ready to obey. 

 But there is another kind that are of a stubborn or 

 vicious disposition; and although they are not wild, 

 and do not require taming in the sense it is gene- 

 rally understood, they are just as ignorant as a wild 

 horse, if not more so, and need to be taught just 

 as much : and in order to have them obey quickly, 

 it is very necessary that they should be made to fear 

 their master; for, in order to obtain perfect obedi- 

 ence from any horse, we must first have him fear us, 

 for our motto is, fear, love, and obey ; and we must 

 have the fulfilment of the first two before we can 

 expect the latter; for it is by our philosophy of 

 creating fear, love, and confidence, that we govern 

 to our will every kind of horse whatever. 



Then, in order to take horses as we find them, of 

 all kinds, and to train them to our liking, we will 

 always take with us, when we go into a stable to 

 train a colt, a long switch whip (whalebone buggy- 

 whips are the best), with a good silk cracker, so as 



