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you, caress, if not, touch the lash over the hips. In a short 

 time the horse will learn to step to you, and follow promptly 

 When he will do this, stand him in a corner of the room, 

 stand a little in front of him and touch him lightly with the 

 whip on the fore-legs and say, " Come here, sir." At the 

 least intimation of coming, stop and caress. Then repeat, 

 touching with the whip. If he moves to you a little, stop 

 and caress, and in this way repeat until he will come to you 

 promptly. Then get a little farther from him and repeat in 

 the same manner until he will learn to hurry up to you, to 

 get away from the whip. Should he bolt away, put on the 

 bridle, and hold the end in the left hand. You can now 

 hold him by the bridle when he attempts to run, until he 

 finds he cannot get away, and will come up promptly. 



This lesson should be made very thorough before there is 

 an attempt to take the horse out of doors, and then in a 

 small yard. If this is not convenient, put on the bridle, 

 having good length of cord, and hold in the left hand 

 loosely. 



If the horse is of a bad character, the following method 

 may be used : Turn the horse into a room or small yard well 

 enclosed. Provide yourself with a good bow whip. The 

 horse will feel uneasy and look around at you, and then 

 perhaps for some place by which to escape. Walk up to 

 him, and as he runs into a corner apply the lash sharply 

 under his flanks, following him up, making the whip sting 

 keenly around the hind legs. When he stops or turns his 

 head toward you, stop instantly, reach out the hand, at the 

 same time approaching gently. Should he run or turn 

 around to kick, whip instantly as before, and so continue 

 until you can approach and caress the head and neck a little. 

 Then say, *'Come, sir," at the same time touching the 

 whip lightly over the hips. If he comes, or shows the least 

 disposition to do so, caress and speak encouragingly. If 

 he runs, whip as before, and so repeat until the horse will 

 come up promptly when touched by the whip. 



As the object is to make the horse honest in following, 

 it is necessary to make him feel that you whip him only for 

 resistance, encouraging and flattering for every intimation 

 of obedience, until he realizes his safety from the whip to 

 be in coming to you. 



