TEACHING TRICKS. 



Do not hurry a horse too fast in his training. If you 

 undertake to teach too much, or too fast in the start, or 

 indeed at any time, you only confuse or discourage. Do 

 only so much as the horse can comprehend, and make daily 

 progress. 



TEACHING TO FOLLOW. 



If it is desired to simply teach the horse to follow prompt- 

 ly with halter or bridle on, apply the war bridle (small 

 loop); when he comes round promptly, stand off a short 

 distance and say, " Come here, sir." If he d ss not come 

 to you, give a sharp pull, gradually changing positions and 

 going a little farther. If he comes to you promptly, caress 

 him; if not, pull sharply, repeating in this way until you 

 can make him come to you promptly, in any direction, at 

 the word. 



TO MAKE FOLLOW WITH THE WHIP. 



The simplest and easiest way of doing this, is to work up 

 sharply with the war bridle, and when the horse comes to 

 you promptly, take a short, blunt whip, step up to the 

 shoulder, and while holding the bridle loosely in the left 

 hand, pass the whip gently over the shoulder, and tap 

 lightly with the end on the off side of the head. This will 

 annoy the horse and cause him to move the head a little 

 from it, toward you; instantly stop and caress, then repeat 

 the tapping again; should he attempt to run from you, 

 hold him by the bridle. Repeat in this way until the horse 

 will step toward you promptly. Then touch the whip over 

 the hips and say, " Come, sir." If he comes up to you, or 

 shows the least disposition to do so, caress, and so continue 

 until he will come up promptly. Now step a little sidewise 

 and ahead and say, " Come, sir." If he should step after 

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