206 GENERAL NOTES. 



effectually quiet an unruly or a nervous 

 animal, and it greatly improves the action 

 and movements of the horse. 



After the horse has passed about the 

 trainer several times at the length of the 

 rein, he should be induced to come up to 

 the man to be caressed and encouraged, 

 and then made to pass about in the oppo- 

 site direction, to be again brought up to 

 the man. 



A few lessons given in this way will 

 give the most timid horse a confidence in 

 his trainer that can be produced by no 

 other means with which I am acquainted, 

 and to obtain the confidence of the horse 

 is the first and longest step in his subju- 

 gation. 



As the rules I have laid down for ob- 

 taining control over the horse should 



