52 The Horse Farrier. 



hold on until they become quiet, so as not to make 

 them run before you are close enough to drive them 

 in the direction you want them to go. And when you 

 begin to drive, do not flourish your arms, or halloo, 

 but gently follow them off, leaving the direction free 

 for them that you wish them to take. Thus taking 

 advantage of their ignorance, you will be able to get 

 them in the pound as easily as the hunter drives the 

 quails into his net. For, if they have always run in 

 the pasture uncared for, (as many horses do in prairie 

 countries, and on large plantations,) there is no reason 

 why they should not be as wild as the sportsman's 

 birds, and require the same gentle treatment, if you 

 want to get them without trouble ; for the horse, in 

 his natural state, is as wild as any of the undomesti- 

 cated animals, though more easily tamed than most of 

 them. 



HOW TO STABLE A COLT WITHOUT TROUBLE. 



The next step will be, to get the horse into a stable 

 or shed. This should be done as quietly as possible, 

 so as not to excite any suspicion in the horse of any 

 danger befalling him. The best way to do this is to 

 lead a gentle horse into the stable first, and .hitch him; 

 then quietly walk around the colt, and let him go in 

 of his own accord. It is almost impossible to get men 

 who have never practiced on this principle, to go slow 

 and considerate enough about it. They do not know 

 that, in handling a wild horse, above all other things 

 is that good old adage true, " haste makes waste ;" 

 that is, waste of time, for the gain of trouble and per- 

 plexity. 



