The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



curious that this commonsense bit of training, 

 which would save so many serious accidents 

 to children, ladies, and even men, in the 

 hunting field, has not only not been brought 

 into common usage in this country, but appears, 

 with this safeguard as an object, never to have 

 been practised by hunting men at all. 



When Disciple has become thoroughly pro- 

 ficient in all saddle-work, you may wish to 

 add harness work to his accomplishments. 

 Begin by letting him stand in his stall in har- 

 ness. Before putting on the new equipment, 

 show all of it to him thoroughly, and let him 

 smell it all over. He will understand that 

 you have some new game on for him, and will 

 take a keen interest in all the paraphernalia. 

 Talk to him all the time when you are putting 

 the harness on. Show each individual piece 

 to him, and put it very slowly on his back, 

 scratching his back as you do so. Handle his 

 tail and quarters well before you put on the 

 crupper and breechings, and again, afterwards. 

 When all is in position, flap all the traces, 

 breechings and loose straps about, gently at 

 first, and then with increasing vigour, so that 

 he becomes accustomed to have them danghng 

 about him. Let him spend an hour or two 

 fully caparisoned in the loose-box, and free to 

 move about in it, before you take him outside. 



Have no bUnkers on the bridle. They are 

 not only wholly unnecessarj'^, and serve no 



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