66 The Horse Farrier. 



with the halter, then shorten the distance between 

 yourself and the horse, by taking up the strap in your 

 hand. 



As soon as he will allow you to hold him by a toler- 

 ably short strap, and step up to him without flying 

 back, you can begin to give him some idea about lead- 

 ing. But to do this, do not go before and attempt to 

 pull him after you, but commence by pulling him very 

 quietly to one side. He has nothing to brace either 

 side of his neck, and will soon yield to a steady, grad- 

 ual pull of the halter ; and as soon as you have pulled 

 him a step or two to one side, step up to him and ca- 

 ress him, and then pull him again, repeating this oper- 

 ation until you can pull him around in every direction, 

 and walk about the stable with him, which you can do 

 in a few minutes, for he will soon think when you have 

 made him step to the right or left a few times, that he 

 is compelled to follow the pull of the halter, not know- 

 ing that he has the power to resist your pulling ; be- 

 sides you have handled him so gently that he is not 

 afraid of you, and you always caress him when he 

 comes up to you, and he likes that, and would just as 

 leave follow you as not. And after he has had a few 

 lessons of that kind, if you turn him out in a lot he 

 will come up to you every opportunity he gets. You 

 should lead him about in the stable some time before 

 you take him out, opening the door, so that he can 

 see out, leading him up to it and back again, and past 

 it. See that there is nothing on the outside to make 

 him jump when you take him. out, and as you go out 

 with him, try to make him go very slowly, catching hold 

 of the halter close to the jaw with your left hand, 



