62 TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU. 



hold of one foot. As soon as he is well broken to lie 

 down in this way, tap him on the opposite leg with 

 a stick when you take hold of his foot, and in a few 

 days he will lie down from the mere motion of 

 the stick. 



HOW TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU. 



Turn him into a large stable or shed, where there 

 is no chance to get out, with a halter or bridle on. 

 Go to him and gentle him a little, take hold of 

 his halter and turn him towards you, at the same 

 time touching him lightly over the hips with a long 

 whip. Lead him the length of the stable, rubbing 

 him on the neck, saying in a steady tone of voice as 

 you lead him, " Come along, boy ! " or use his name 

 instead of "boy," if you choose. Every time you turn 

 touch him slightly with the whip, to make him step 

 up close to you, and then caress him with your hand. 

 He will soon learn to hurry up to escape the whip 

 and be caressed, and you can make him follow you 

 around without taking hold of the halter. If he 

 should stop and turn from you, give him a few sharp 

 cuts about the hind legs, and he will soon turn his 

 head towards you, when you must always caress him. 

 A few lessons of this kind will make him run after 

 you, when he sees the motion of the whip in twenty 

 or thirty minutes he will follow you about the stable. 

 After you have given him two or three lessons in the 

 stable, take him out into a small field and train him ; 



