The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



somewhere in the open, put the hay in front 

 of you, and await developments. 



All the time keep perfectly still and don't 

 move a hand or a muscle. The old horse will 

 come up to feed and the wild one will follow, 

 but will keep at a distance, wistfully eyeing 

 the hay, but not daring to come so close to 

 you as to reach it. Just sit there quite motion- 

 less, without making the least sound or move- 

 ment, and you will have a most amusing time. 

 With many snorts and strong breathings the 

 wild one will come up, hesitate and break 

 away over and over again, but piqued by the 

 munching of the old horse and the smell of 

 the hay he will always come back. His object 

 is the hay, but his eye is on you all the while 

 and the snorts are tests of the situation. Keep 

 dead still, for you are now breaking the horse 

 faster than you know. He is making up his 

 mind about you, and you can tell how he is get- 

 ting on from the character of his snorts. He 

 will break away and come back again a dozen 

 times or more, every now and then shortening his 

 distance as a try on. All his attention is now 

 on you, and on one of his returns try the effect 

 upon him of a cheerful chirrup, not too loud 

 to scare. Probably he will jump back with a 

 snort, but if he likes the sound of it he wont 

 be long away. Placate him by pushing the 

 hay, on one of his absences, so that he finds 

 it a little nearer to him on his return. Have 



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