242 HOW TO TEACH A HORSE TRICKS. 



He would lie down, roll over and back again, walk on his knees, 

 shoot a pistol, take the handkerchief off of either foot you would 

 tie it to, or off of his back, and find it when hidden in the ring ; 

 pick up your hat, glove or whip and hand it to you, or any other 

 person you might direct him to. 



In fact, you could drill him like a soldier. He would advance, 

 retreat, wheel to the right or left, gallop, trot, walk, perform on 

 the pedestal and put his front foot on my head (as represented on 

 the cover of this book). 



By following closely the instructions here presented for the 

 training of trick horses, you can. teach a horse to perform all the 

 tricks mentioned, and many more, such as ringing a bell, untying 

 knots, holding your overcoat for you in his teeth, and helping 

 you to put it on. Let some one tie your hands and have your 

 horse untie them, or any other trick that will amuse, such as 

 kissing you, shaking hands, answering a thousand questions. 

 And if you wish, you can train two, and have them teeter on a 

 plank, dance on a platform, waltz, jump through hoops of fire, 

 and you can also teach them so that one will stop for the word 

 that will make the other go, and go for the word that will stop 

 him, and have one lie down -wheu you say get up, and get up when 

 you say lie down. In this way you can make two horses perform 

 at the same time, or have it appear that one of your horses is 

 very stubborn, and in this way you can spend many hours with 

 your horses. Be patient, persevering, and good natured. Never 

 allow yourself to get angry with your horse. If you find you are 

 getting out of humour stop and rest one or two hours, and it will 

 be better for you and much better for your horse. 



