24 MANAGEMENT OF THE HORSE. 



Handle and touch him with this wooden hand until he becomes 

 reconciled to the sense of touch. As the colt becomes more docile, 

 the trainer can keep rubbing and touching him on the neck with 

 the pole, and gradually approach closer and closer as the colt gets 

 used to being touched. 



If he should whirl and attempt to kick, handle him a little 

 roughly with the end of the pole, and get him into the corner 

 again, and proceed as before, rubbing him on the top of the neck 

 with the pole until he will allow you to approach close enough to 

 enable you to place your hand on him, being careful not to reach 

 out your hand too quickly for fear of frightening him by the 

 sudden motion of the hand. 



Eemember all this time that the colt does not understand what 

 you are going to do. When you succeed in getting your hand on 

 him, rub him very gently and quietly until you can rub about the 

 head and neck. Do this for some little time, then take a common 

 five-ring leather halter and place it on the colt's head quietly and 

 easily. 



Be careful, in placing the strap over his neck, to do it very 

 gently, so that it will not strike his neck, causing him to jump 

 and escape. 



When the halter is on him, take hold of it and draw his head 

 toward you slowly, rubbing the colt with the right hand along his 

 side and back until you can get it back near the tail. 



Be careful all the time that the colt does not whirl and kick at 

 you. As soon as the colt will submit to this, catch him by the 

 hair of the tail with your right hand, holding firmly to the halter 

 with the left hand at the same time. This will bring him into a 

 circling position, and cause him to move around. Give him a 

 few quick swings around, holding firmly to the head and tail. 

 This will soon make him dizzy ; then slacken up a little on the 

 tail and he will stop. 



