20 THE ART OF TRAINING ANIMALS. 



neck with the same precaution, and in the same manner ) ob- 

 serving always to augment the force of the strokes whenever 

 the horse will permit it. Perform the same on both sides of 

 the neck, until he lets you take it in your arms without flinching. 



Proceed in the same progressive manner to the sides, and 

 then to the back of iha horse. Every time the horse shows any 

 nervousness, return immediately to the forehead, as the true 

 standard, patting him with your hands, and thence rapidly to 

 where you had already arrived, always gaining ground a consid- 

 erable distance farther on every time this happens. The htad, 

 ears, neck, and body being thus gentled, proceed from the back 

 to the root of the tail. 



This must be managed with dexterity, as a horse is never to 

 be depended on that is skittish about the tail. Let your hand 

 fall lightly and rapidly on that part next to the body a minute 

 or two, and then you will begin to give it a slight pull upward 

 every quarter of a minute. At the same time you continue this 

 handling of him, augment the force of the strokes as well as the 

 raising of the tail, until you can raise it and handle it with the 

 greatest ease, which commonly happens in a quarter of an hour 

 in most horses, in others almost immediately, and in some much 

 longer. It now remains to handle all his legs ; from the tail 

 come back again to the head, handle it well, as likewise the 

 ears, breast, neck, etc., speaking now and then to' the horse. 

 Begin by degrees to descend to the legs, always ascending and 

 descending, gaining ground every time you descend, until you 

 get to his feet. 



Talk to the horse while thus taming him 5 let him hear the 

 sound of your voice, which at the beginning of the operation is 

 not quite so necessary, but which I have always done in making 

 him lift up his feet. ^^ Hold up your foot," you will say ; at 

 the same time lifting his foot with your hand. He soon becomes 

 familiar with the sounds, and will hold up hi« 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 up in your arms. 



All this operation is no magnetism, or galvanism j it is merely 

 taking away the fear a horse generally has of a man, and famil- 

 iarizing 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 attaohrapnt to 

 his keeper. 



MANAGING HORSES BY KINDNESS. 



A lady visiting Egypt some years ago, gave in one of her 



