68 SUBJECTION. 



IMPRESSION UPON THE BBAIN. 



As it is the impression that is made directly upon the 

 mind that controls and moves the animal; it is not only 

 necessary to control the animal at will, showing exactly 

 what is required to be done, but that the cooperation of 

 the better part of the nature is won by the kindest and 

 most encouraging treatment, and which constitutes the 

 next most powerful lever of making horses docile and man- 

 ageable. Indeed, a proper application of the efforts with 

 the advantage only of kind, encouraging treatment will 

 enable of itself to show very successful results, and is abso- 

 lutely indispensable in the treatment of sensitive or 

 naturally wild horses. I show not only just how to 

 guide and control the horse to any extreme desired, but 

 hold this control with scarcely an effort, by encouraging 

 obedience through the feelings in the most powerful 

 manner. Now throwing or any of the treatment in gen- 

 eral use will not enable this with any certainty; but throw- 

 ing is a valuable auxiliary, and properly done, enables 

 creating a very strong impression upon the mind of some 

 horses. I will here give the details of the proper method of 

 doing it. 



First, have made a strong leather surcingle, long enough 

 to go around the body of the horse, to which have attached 

 a strong back strap and crouper. On the off side of the 

 surcingle, about eight inches from the back, have a two- 

 inch ring; from this ring to the back strap at the hip have 

 a strong double strap extend. Now put on this harness, 

 which will be like a bitting harness. 



Next take a common name strap, pass around the near 

 fore leg and over the surcingle, buckling only short enough 

 to allow the foot to come in a horizontal position, or the 

 strap can be tied around the arm and foot. This done, 

 take a cord eighteen or twenty feet long, of the strongest 

 kind you can get, about fo i ncn i n si ze > if strong enough; 

 tie the end into a knot ; about twenty inches from this end 

 make another simple knot, but do not draw it tight. Now 

 pass this end over the neck, put the end knot through the 

 tie, or other knot, and draw close. The object is to have 

 the cord fit around the neck some distance from the head. 

 Pass the other end of the cord through the ring in the side 



