The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



This also will give the wild horse something 

 more to think about. Let no one else go to 

 the straw-yard, or much that you have done 

 will be undone. 



The next day, tie up all dogs, and do the 

 same thing. Tie up the old horse and sit down 

 with the hay at your feet. Hand up a little 

 to the old nag and the wild one, quite hungry, 

 will not be long before he comes to you for 

 some. Go through the same programme, 

 which will take much less time, but do not 

 forget to make all your movements just as 

 slow. Now make another advance. Bring a 

 flexible cutting whip with you, and, as you present 

 the hay to the wild horse, hold the whip in the 

 same hand, so that the knob is masked by, 

 but projects just a little beyond the hay. He 

 won't take any notice of it, and will go for the 

 hay. As he pulls at the hay let the knob 

 end just touch the side of his face. He may 

 draw back a little, but he will again come for 

 the hay, so let it touch him again. He will 

 soon get used to it, and you can push the knob 

 end out a little further, to touch his cheek. 

 It will annoy him a little at first, but he will 

 soon get used to it and won't bother so long 

 as he gets the hay. Gradually push the knob 

 out further so that you touch him gently on 

 the side of the neck. He doesn't like it very 

 much, but resigns himself to the annoyance 

 on account of the hay, and in a little while 



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