Teaching a Horse to Shake His Head for the 

 Word "No." 



Take hold of the halter, but do not pull too 

 hard, that the horse cannot shake his head. Prick 

 the horse just above the withers slightly with a 

 pin. He will shake his head, and when he does so 

 reward him by patting him on the shoulder. Re- 

 peat this again and again until he will shake his 

 head by merely seeing the motion of your hand or 

 butt end of your whip towards his withers. Af- 

 ter you have taught him to shake his head by the 

 motion of your hand or whip, take him to your 

 friends and ask the horse some such questions as, 

 "Do you like this bunch around here?" Bring 

 your hand or butt end of the whip towards his 

 withers, but so the people will not see what yo 

 are doing. He will shake his head and your audi- 

 ence will think you have a very intelligent animal. 

 To teach this trick requires from a day to a week, 

 practicing it 15 minutes each time for three times 

 a day. Some horses are more easily taught thai) 

 others. 



Teaching a Horse to Bow His Head for the 

 Word "Yes." 

 To teach a horse to bow his head for the word 

 "yes," take a pin and prick him on the breast un- 

 til he will bring his head down to his breast. Then 

 reward him for it by patting him on the shoulder, 

 telling him he has done all right. Then prick him 

 again the same as before, and continue doing this 

 until the horse will bow his head when he sees 

 the motion of your hand or whip towards his 

 breast. You will find that the horse will try to 

 back up and get away from the pin, but when he 

 does so, pull on the halter and say to him, "Come 

 here !" or you may use the word "Stand !" Then 

 walk to his side and prick him again, but make 



