34 MANAGEMENT OF THE HOESE. 



So that should any other object touch him lie is likely to do 

 the same in order to protect himself. Hence the necessity of 

 accustoming the colt to the sense of feeling, hearing and seeing, 

 as directed in the preceding lesson. 



The writer is of the opinion that every colt and horse, let him 

 be ever so gentle, should be drilled as directed in the above 

 lesson. 



While operating with a very bad kicking horse in Peru, 

 Indiana, after driving him around in the cart a few minutes, 

 standing upon the axle-tree and holding the kicking horse by the 

 tail (see cut No. 7, p. 39) one of the members of my class, a well- 

 known banker, said he did not believe his horse would stand to 

 be driven that way. I invited him to bring his horse out the next 

 day before the class, and I would try him. This horse was considered 

 verv quiet and gentle, but the banker wanted to have the pressure 

 put on, so he brought him out the next day, and, after giving the 

 horse a thorough training, according to my method, the banker said : 



" I always thought he was gentle, but now I know it." 



A Pennsylvanian with whom I was personally acquainted, who was 

 considered a good horseman, and who employed a careful, pains- 

 taking young man, concluded to break his colt. 



The farmer directed his man John to be very kind, easy and gentle 

 with the colt, and not to let him step over the traces, nor to have the 

 singletree touch him, for fear of frightening and causing him to run 

 away. 



John followed all the directions given concerning the manage- 

 ment of the colt, never even allowing him to step over the traces, 

 nor letting the singletree, or any portion of the harness, hang 

 loosely and strike him. If John, while driving the colt, saw any un- 

 usual object, on the roadside, he would take particular pains to 

 drive out of sight of the object for fear of the colt becoming 

 frightened at the sight of it. 



He would also take special care never to approach the railroad 



