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that he is quite as susceptible of acquiring evil and vicious habits 

 as is man, the following trick will show. 



My horse, Prince Albert, appears to enjoy the subjoined trick 

 greatly, and I regard it as quite a sensational one. To educate 

 a horse to be vicious you have only to attract his attention, and 

 then appear to be afraid of him. For instance, strike him lightly 

 with a whip on the knees, then run away from him, and after 

 you have repeated this a few times he will run after you. You 

 may make the trick more interesting by calling him names, such 

 as "a nigger," "a mean horse," and on speaking the words run 

 from him. But be careful to have some place of safety, so that, 

 when he follows, you may get out of his reach, as at some time 

 he may dissappoint and overtake you and mete out a punishment 

 that will be anything ">ut pleasing or desirable. 



How to Teach a Horse to Laugh. 



Prick him with a pin on the nose till he turns his lip up ; then 

 caress him well. He will soon learn that w^hen you point towards 

 him and say, "Laugh," that it means a prick in the nose, if he 

 does not turn his lip up. 



To Educate a Horse to Push a Vehicle. 



After your horse has been taught to mount a pedestal with his 

 fore-feet, and to stand and walk upright on his hind-feet it is a 

 comparatively easy task to educate him to mount upon a vehicle 

 and push it. It is not at all necessary that a horse should be at- 

 tached to it in front. 



In this trick it will be scarcely necessary for the educator to 

 put the Bonaparte bridle on his horse unless he should show 

 some stubbornness, but, with biting rig on, stand near his head, 

 whip in hand, and say to him in rather a loud and sharp tone of 

 voice, "Get up !" Some fear on his part may be manifested, still 

 do not give up nor lose your patience, but lift his feet up and 

 caress him. When he does get up do not at first allow the vehicle 

 to move, nor until he has mounted two or three times, then say 

 to him, "Push 1" and in a short time you will have taught him 



