30 The Horse Farrier. 



making him lift up his foot. 'Hold up your foot' — at 

 the same time lift his foot with your left hand. He 

 soon becomes familiar with the sounds, and will hold 

 up his foot at command. 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 in your arms. , 



" All this oj)eration 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 GOVERN 



HORSES OF ANY KIND. 



These instructions are very good, but not quite suf- 

 ficient for horses of all kinds, and for haltering and 

 leading the colt ; but I have inserted it here because 

 it gives some of the true philosophy of approaching 

 the horse, and of establishing confidence 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 dis- 

 position, and although they are not wild, and do not 

 require taming, in the sense it is generally understood, 

 they are just as ignorant as a wild horse, if not more 

 so, and need to be learned just as much ; and in order 

 to have them obey quickly, it is very necessary that 



