TAKING LIFE EASY. 



save many a hunter hours of torture and 

 unpleasantness, in the mountains, if he hap- 

 pens to have trouble with his horse. 



The first and easiest trick to teach a 

 horse is to say " no." Stand on the left 

 side and with a tack prick him gently on 

 the withers. He will shake his head. Ask 

 him a question, at the same instant you 

 prick him, and after a while he will get 

 so used to the inflection of your voice that 

 he will shake his head every time you ask, 

 without the use of the tack. To teach him 

 to say " yes " prick him on the breast. Be 

 gentle, so he will not get in the habit of 

 snapping at you. For instance, ask him if 

 he likes politics and he will shake his head 

 " no." Ask him if he reads Recreation, 

 and he will nod his head " yes." Next, 

 teach him to lie down. Some teach this 

 trick by the aid of ropes. The easiest way 

 is to take the horse out of the stall, or, 

 better, after a drive, just after unhitching, 

 while he is sweating, lead him to the corral, 

 and say " Lie down, sir." He will obey, 

 because he wants to roll. After he gets up 

 give him some sugar and pet him. After 

 doing this several times he learns what is 

 wanted of him and finds that by obeying he 

 gets his sugar. 



Next you wish him to kneel. This is 

 easy, as he must always kneel to lie down. 

 By holding the rope, you can allow him 

 only to kneel, after which you give him 

 sugar and pet him. 



To teach him to sit up it is first neces- 

 sary to make him lie down. Then say, 

 " Get up, sir." By holding the rope, allow 

 him to get up on the front feet only. 



Next you wish him to open a box. Get 

 one with hinges and have the lid extend a 

 little over the box. Allow him to eat out 

 of it several times, being sure to close the 

 lid frequently while he is eating. He will 

 see you throw the lid back and in a short 

 time will do so himself, that he may eat the 

 grain. After this be sure to pet him. In 

 a short time you can send him from a dis- 

 tance to the box and he will open the lid. 



To teach him to kiss you is the easiest 

 of all. If he likes candy, as all pets do, 

 place a piece in your mouth and he will 

 reach for it. Say, " Kiss me, sir," and he 

 will attempt to get it. He will, become 

 accustomed to the command, after a few 

 times, and will obey the order without the 

 candy. 



Next you wish him to stand on a barrel. 

 Lead him to a box, about 5 or 6 inches 

 high, being sure to have it solid so it will 

 not turn. After getting him as close to it 

 as possible raise one hoof and place it on 

 the box, then raise the other and place it 

 by the first, after which give him the usual 

 reward. As he gets used to this trick in- 

 crease the height of the box until you have 

 it as high as you wish and he will climb up 

 to get the sugar. 



Teach him to shake hands by picking up 



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