50 THE HORSE EDUCATOR. 



TO OYEECOME FEAE OF AN UMBEELLA. 



>HILE holding the colt, as before, Tvith the 

 bridle, briug the umbrella toward hira, and 

 allow him to smell of it a little, rub it against 

 his head and body, spread it a little, and con- 

 tinue to caress him till you can raise it over his 

 head, and pass it around him as you please 

 without exciting fear. This same proceeding is 

 apphcable under all circumstances. Even as it is 

 said that "familiarity breeds contempt," it may 

 be said of the colt in regard to objects of fear. 

 Let him approach near enough to the dreaded 

 article and he ignores the idea of being afraid 

 of it. In the case of the colt's becoming fami2ia:r 



