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we have passed this place." As soon as they have 

 passed the object they pick up the whip, give the 

 horse a severe crack and say, "I'll show you how 

 to shy.' ; They may say different things which i 

 do not think it proper to mention. The next time 

 the horse becomes frightened at an object, he will 

 not only shy, but will be afraid of the whip, think- 

 ing he is going to be punished by the driver. If 

 he is a hard-mouthed horse he may run away and 

 will be a badly spoiled horse. 



When you are about to pass an object thai 

 the horse may be frightened at and you think he 

 is going to turn around and go the other way, 

 don't lose your nerves, but pick up your whip and 

 give him a crack on the side to which he is abouc 

 to turn. If he tries to turn the other way, reach 

 out with the whip and tap him on that side. Un- 

 til you have your horse straightened out, steadily 

 talk to him, telling him what the object is and 

 that it is not going to hurt him. Don't be afraid 

 to use the whip and don't use it as if you were 

 only knocking flies off the horse's back, but use it 

 severely enougn to make him understand that he 

 must pass the object. After you have passed the 

 object place the whip back in the socket, but don't 

 allow your horse to go faster than a walk while 

 going away from the object. 



How to Educate Horses not to be Afraid of 

 Different Objects. 



Here is a very simple way to educate a horsv 

 not to be afraid of different things. Place around 

 your horse a strong surcingle. Take a strap eight 

 or ten inches long and place it around your horse • 

 loot below the fetlock. Then take a strap a foo* 

 long with a buckle in one end and run this stra;> 



