UMBRELLA OR PARASOL. 141 



to hang it upon the end of a pole to bring it near the head with 

 safety. It will aid greatly to give the horse apples, etc., after sub- 

 mitting. 



Umbrella or Parasol. 



For an ordinary case of a horse being afraid of an umbrella or 

 parasol, bring one, while closed, gently to the nose, passing it back 

 over the head and neck ; then open it a little and repeat until it 

 can be fully spread and brought over and around the body gener- 

 ally. Now go off some distance and again approach slowly, and 



Fig. 179.— Bringing Umbrella over the Head. 



hold it over the head. If at any point there is much fear evinced, 

 close it and let the horse see and smell of it, when again repeat the 

 experiment; so continue untilthe horse can be approached in any 

 manner while swinging the umbrella over the head, without attract- 

 ing notice. No master how well the horse behaves, the umbrella 

 should not at any time be forced upon him so quickly or unex- 

 pectedly as to excite him. To do so would endanger undoing the 

 good impression previously made. The lesson should be repeated 

 as for other objects. 



Sound of a Gun. 



If the horse is afraid of the sound of a gun, first snap caps some 

 distance from him, gradually going nearer and repeating until it can 



