PRINCE, REX, GLADYS, SHAKESPEARE AND ME. 



his hoof and, at the same time, giving the 

 command, " Shake hands, sir." 



To teach a horse to tell his age, or the 

 time of day, or to multiply, subtract or add 

 numbers is the hardest of all and requires 

 a great amount of manoeuvring on the 

 part of the trainer. Get him impatient and 

 he will begin to paw the ground with his 

 hoof. Pat him every time and he soon 

 learns what you want. The hard part is 

 to make him stop at the right number. Of 

 course there is a key to this and any easy 

 method may be used. I stand close to my 

 horse and nudge him with my elbow, when 

 I want him to stop. For instance, I ask 

 him to multiply 7x2 and he paws 14 times. 

 To have him stop I nudge him just after 

 he paws the thirteenth time, and he stops 

 on the fourteenth. Train him to stop, to 

 turn corners, and to turn around in this 

 way. When driving go the same way a 

 number of times, always turning to go 

 home in the same place and being careful 

 to turn slowly. Say, " Whoa " and then, 

 " Turn around, sir." After a little coaxing 

 with the rein he will do this. In a little 

 while he will know what is required of him 

 every time you ask him to turn. 



Get him used to your gun by driving him 

 with an open bridle, and, for the first few 

 times, shooting back from the buggy. By 

 proper handling he will, after a time, stop 

 when you level your gun to shoot or, as 

 my horse does, when he sees anything to 

 shoot at. 



Teach your horse to play tag by giving 

 some person his sugar and having him run 

 from the horse. The animal will learn to 

 put his ears back, show his teeth and run 

 for the sugar. This should only be taught 

 horses that are perfectly gentle, as it makes 

 them cross. When they find people are 

 afraid of them they always enjoy frighten- 

 ing them. 



Many horses are considered of no value 

 because the owner does not know how 

 they should be shod. I shall be pleased 

 to answer any communications from peo- 

 ple who wish to know how to shoe horses, 

 how to avoid interfering, forging, or 

 any of the bad habits horses may have. 

 All can be rectified if. people only know 

 how. 



Remember you can only teach a horse 

 through kindness. As soon as you lose 

 patience he will be spoiled. 



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