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rilhc subject of horsemanship is so closely allied
J. find identified with all man's interests, that ev-
erything that can be said to promote a reform in that
particular cannot but commend itself to every one
interested in that noble animal, and who is there that
is not? For amongst the great number of animals
under the control of man, the horse is the moyt ser-
viceable— th'i most common transactions of every
day life cannot tbc consummated without his aid.
Tliis book is not presented to the public as an unex-
ceptionable treatise on the horse. It is merely a
plain practical exposition of the best system of horse-
manship. In order to gratify a desire expressed by
those who have witnessed my operations, I write
this book— which size is calculated for the pocket —
explanatory of the system, so that many things that
otherwise might escape their notice, can at any mo-
ment be relreshed by a reference to the '.jook. ^ 1 will
try to make every move with the horse so plain, and
intelligible, that" those who have never witnessed
my operations can take hold of and manage the wild-
est colt, or the most vicious horse. While I beg,
from the scrutinizing public, a charitable criticism
for any short-comings that may be discovered, I yet
feel great confidence that the work will meet with a
hearty approval from hosemen generally, as it is my
object to be useful rather than oftend or appear learn-
ed. It is also my wish thatjhls work will prove a
valuable auxiliary in bringing aboutthat much need-
ed reform in the proper management and control of
the most noble of the brute cmtion.
THE AUTHOR.
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NEW SYSTEM OF
H0R8HRAINING.
NATURE of the HORSE.
Differing from most men; I claim that horses
have reasoning faculties, at least, to the limit of
their experience. They reason from eftect to cause ;
hence we can only teach them by acts alone.
Literally, with the horse, "acts speak louder than
words," and hence the absolute importance of conri-
mencing every movement with the horse right. No
animal has memory equal to that of a horse, and
none will reciprocate a kindness or resent an injury
sooner. ^ , . ' . , .
He is a close observer of every thing passing about
him. We cannot move or take any particular atti-
tude or hardly give an unusual expression of the face
or voice, without its being observed and having some
meaning wi*h the horse. Hence we should never
show lear, anger, or excitement, but always be cool
and determined. There are no two horse* whose
habits and disposition are precisely alike, and we
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c«4t all, lowers 'i;:,;:--
X'list Encouiugejment. When vnn .,nf i
enross t If horse vnn «-,„ .„ ,. , y" Pa' and
i-c- i. Jn ^ ' w 1 ' i ''™^^'' ""'^ "'^n •caress him
for ho ,h nk sU ,th ' f' "' '''"^" y"" "^'^ '"'" ;
nntil he l^.Vll ° , ^" ""ver louch ihe horse
fa" o e'n-' s. d '''"' y°" '*^''"' =»"^ "'''" "over
^ajiiucaiubs and encourage.
iH-STiorro/'dio 'h^rr- ! ^'^" '^""""^ •-'^h ,he
si'^n • tl>-,t i i-nghsh language williont a
is a sign o li ^^^f!^ ""'y^ ?f "«' •'"-•««'« body
10 a willing n" 0 if! "?""=*''"'' "' '"'« '"'"''.
sint. ^ft ^ 7 ', ' y"" °"'y assure him bv oare^i
arc in a posifoVrf^e tiZt""' ^^■"'°"' ^^^
il yon wish to teach the horse n'\vn,vl r.f
the sign. ^''^ """ '"ove withoul
nn^e,^, and when he can once feel of an object
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and satisfy himself that it will not hurt him, he will
not care for its appearance. So do not strike with
the whip ; for he will think it is the object that hurts
him, and will always shy from it. Thoroughly con-
trol his mouth, so that he neither dare turn to the
right or left, run back or go ahead, when he hears
'' whoa," then give him time to examine it.
Fourth, Where to Control the Horse. Much
of my theory depends upox'^ the important fact, that
when you control the horse's mouth, you control his
whole body. I care not what the habit is, if I can
woriv at the mouth at the time, I will break it up ;
yet there are certain habits, as jumping fences, &c.,
where it is not convenient to get at the mouth at the
time, and other means must be resorted to. The
horse may drive on ever so light a rein, ordinarily,
but do not be deceived, whenever he attempts to
kick, run, shy, or bolt, you have no control of his
mouth. You have only to control the horse's mouth
so that you can rid him of the fear of his heels, and
he will cease kickinjg. Make him relax the muscles
of the mouth and give in to a side rein, and he will
cease bolting or shying. Keep his attention on the
bit and he will cease looking for objects to shy at.
Fifth, Signs of a horse having yielded. When
the horse yields submissively, he will relax the
muscles of every part of his body. When the horse
sets the muscles of the limbs rigid and stiff, you
cannot handle them without being in danger of get-
ting kicked ; for that is the way he tells you, that
he is not willing you should touch him. Some peo-
ple have supposed, that if the horse had a stiff dock
it was a sign that he was a strong horse, but I con-
sider it a sure sign, that he is afraid of his tail, and
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inclined to kick ; for you have only to rid him of the
fear, and he will relax the muscles and give up the
tail. The horse generally shows fear and anger,
by setting the muscles of the ears, inclining them
back, distending the muscles of the eyes and nos-
trels, and hugging the tail. • You must know that
the horse has relaxed the muscles of the mouth and
neck, and yielded to the bit to break him of the
habits of bolting, shying, kicking and running
away.
You must require this o^ every part of his body,
and watch for it in eveiy step of your training. And
never forget to caress and encouraging him for re
laxing the muscles and giving up.
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To Catch and Halter the Colt.
Walk round the colt as gently as possible in the
pasture, working him in quietly towards the barn
yard or an enclosure, then open the barn doors and
hitch an old horse on the back part of the barn floor,
then commence Walking found and about the colt,
and whistle and sing, and gradually approach the
colt on the side opposite the barn, keeping your back
towards him.
Do not face the colt and undertake to crowd
him into the barn, for by so doing you will attract
the attention of the colt, and he will be likely to be-
come suspicious of danger, and attempt to escape.
In a few moments the colt will walk into the barn,
close the doors and get out the old horse as best you
can, getting alone with the colt. Never attempt to
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educate the colt or break the horse of any oad habit
in the open street, where other objecis can attract
his attention ; for while one thing is occupying the
horse's mind, it is hard to teach him what you want
liim to do, or make an impression that will be last-
ing. Now let the colt examine you for a. few mo-
ments. If you can approach then and lay your hand
on him cautiously, you will soon gain his confi-
dence, and thereby rid him of all fear of you. But
if he is very wild, turns his heels towards you, stands
and trembles, and attempts to kick whenever you
approach him, prepare yourself with a pole,not less
than ten or twelve feet in length, drive two naiL«i, one
about an inch from the end, and the other about
twelve inches from it, and parallel with it, sticking
about an inch out of the pole. Take the headstall
part of your halter, or that which lies back of the
ears, and hang it upon the two nails at the side of
the pole, so that in twisting the pole it will fall off,
make the noose of your common rope halter large by
pulling the stale through the loop, so that it will
pass over the head readily. Now grasp the pole at
the opposite end and approach your colt. The mo-
ment he sees it, it will attract his attention and he
will turn towards it to examine it, while he is smel-
ling of it '•ou pass it quietly back of the ears, then
turn the nails down, and the halter will drop upon
his neck. Now with the end of the pole push up
the loop and draw up the stale and your colt is hal-
tered.
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To Handle the Colt-
Next with the smooth end of the pole tickle
the colt about the neck, when he leels this, it ans-
wers the place of a caress, and will quiet him, then
gradually approach your colt shortening your hold
of the pole and taking in your halter stale at the
same time, when you get within arms length use
your hand in the same place ; keep on handling and
caressing your colt about the head and ears.
If the colt holds his head high and will not let
you put on the war bridle, put your hand over the
back of the head or neck and bear with a steady pre-
sure until he relaxes the muscles and ducks his
head. When he does this encourage him by cares-
sing. Repeat the same operation until he will put
his head in any position that you desire.
Then commence handling the colt, commencing at
the sholder and rubbing every part of the lug clear
to the hoof, till he stands quietly. Now put one
hand against the shoulder and crowd against the colt
throwing the weight upon the opposite loot, with
the other hand at the fetlock, raise the foot from the
ground only a little ways, and put it right down a-
gam, do not carry it high enough or hold it long e-
nough to frighten the colt so that he will make an
effort to jerk it away from you ; for if he does he will
repeat it every time you take it from the ground,af-
ter caressing the leg a little while lift it a little
higher and put it right down as at first. Repeat
this process until he relaxes the muscles and will
allow you to hold the foot as long as you like.
Take next a hammer and tap on it as if shoeing it,
rasping and tapping it in every position required
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by the blacksmith. Now gradually work along his
body to the hind foot, by carressing him, which you
will handle in the same way, never attempting to
grapple with the muscle of a strong horse, but teach
them by kindness to relax the muscles of the leg
which is an infallible sign that they are willing you
should handle the foot as you please.
Handle the feet on the other side in the same
way, as handling on one side will not answer for
the other. Next commence handling the Colt's
tail, lilting it by steady pressure, till the muscles
relax. When the muscles do relax give him his
tail and caress him. Repeat the operation till you
get perfect control of the tail, caressing as he yields.
Having thus rid your colt of all fear of yourself, he
is prepared to be taught to lead in halter.
To Teach the Colt to Lead.
Put on the " War Bridle." Never at first attempt
to pull your Colt ahead, for his strength is greater
than yours, if he resists ; but place yourself in such
a position that you can force him to move in the di-
rection required. Take your position over the point
of the hip, give the word of command, "come here,
sir/' in a loud and distinct tone of voice, at the
same time give a sudden jerk on the cord which
will compell him to move towards you, say " whoa''
and caress him, to assure him that he has done all
that you require of him. Step round to the other
alQe tiilu repeal ine muveiiienio, Kucpiiig yum myv
on the colt's eye. Whenever yod see his eye be-
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ginning to follow you as you walk round to get
your position, say ''• oome here, sir." without jeik-
ing him and he will turn towards you. Accept
ol anything towards what you want, and caress
him for it.
Repeat the operation until he will follow you
round and round on either side. If at any time he
neglects to answer the word of command, punish
him by a sudden yank on the cord. Now step out
in front, give the word of command and a light
yank and learn him to come in that direction. In
a very short time you will teach him to follow you
anywhere b} the word oi command.
To Teach the Colt to follow under Crack
I of the Whip.
Hold the " War Bridle" in one hand, and with
the other crack the whip over and about him. At
n ^!ji , '^. '"^g^^^^^^^fJ at the sound, but the ''War
Bridle" brings him to yoa when you cease cracking
the whip. Reward him ior coming by caressing.
He soon learns to come to you for protection.
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To Bit the Colt.
It will facilitate the bitting of the Colt to lay him
down a few times, which will make him yield his
uiwuiii uiiu^ive in 10 the bit more readily, then put
the ** War Bridle" about the neck, making the loop
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large, so as to slip down over the withers or sit
finugly where ihe collar rests, to get the leverage
to draw in the neck, then bring the loop through
and pat it in his mouth. Now stand in front of your
Colt and draw steadily upon the cord, and wait for
a sign ; when he relaxes the muscle of his mouth
and neck and ' ducks' his head, ease up on the
cord and caress him, which says to the horse, 'Hhat
is right. Whenever you leel restraint in the mouth
with the bit curb your head, and get up in style.'' If
you wish to get the head higher after curbing it, give
an upward throw of the cord and he will raise the
head, for which caress him.
Repeat the operation till the Colt thoroughly un-
derstands, and yields to the bit, which is all you
can do by any process of bitting.
To Train to Harness,
Always break your colt in single harness ; for
when properly broken single there is no trouble in
driving double. Use the " War Bridle" till you
have finished harnessing him. To repress any un-
easiness or fear of the harness, take the harness in
ofte hand and approach the Colt's head, letting him
examine it, passing it over his head and about his
body to rid him of fear. If he attempts to move out
of the way, punish him with a yank on the " War
Bridle ;" "when again quiet, c^i'C6& him, and pro-
ceed with the harnessing. Put the lines through
the fill-straps instead of through the turrets, which
will allow them to drop down about the hams.
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^f/h.w " ^'""^ y°". °°"''°' °f "'« horse's body,
mand. ^ '''° " '° ""^^ ^' ""^ ^^""^ °^ <=°™-
nhJilf .^n "''"^> *"r *'^''' "'^ ''°'*' i« •« move
ahead at the word of command, which you may
rao^fnni? '^P^"'<^f command, and a/.he same
tmie tapping him lighlly wilh the whin but not
hard enough to hurt him' As soon aT fe' r^oves
however sbghtly, say " whoa," and caress him and
assure him by caressing ,hal his motion warright
Sand "'"^'^ '■''"^"' '-"' ""^ '^°^^ °f «°">-
Now you want him to obey the side rein, and
"n hand s^' '^'"^ '° "^"7 ?''''='''• ^"^^ ^i"' '""s
m hand, step six or eight feet behind the horse, and
as many feet to the right. Now pulling the'ie"n
n he left hand,you will throw the hinder part off its
itft wh;r '°^'''f- ^°" '^'^'''''S »he head to the
lett, which causes him to wheel about in the direc-
tion required. When the horse moves, say " whoa "
and caress him. Then step as far to the left side
and m He rear, and pull on the lines in your ri«ht
hand, which will force him to turn to the right "and
when he moves, say " whoa," and caress ifim.' Re.
of tl e t'l"*"':?''""' T'^ }^ '^^^""^^ 'he muscles
01 tlie i^eck and mouth, and yields willingly to the
side rein. By this process of forcing the body to
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To Teach the Colt to Back.
Use the reins through the fill-straps the same as
^bove. All that is necessary to teach the colt to
back, is to get the first move in the right direction,
and ihen stop him and caress, assuring him that
that is right, which you do as follows :—
Step about iour paces back and two to the right,
now say distinctly, " b^ck," and at the same tinie
give a sudden pull upon both reins. The left rein
drawing about his hips, will throw him oft' his bal-
ance and force him to move his feet from the ground.
The right rein prevents his turning, and gives a
backward move. When he moves, if he takes but
one step, say "whoa,^' and caress him. Step to the
other side and repeat the operation in-that direction,
encouraging as before, but never caress until the
horse stands perfectly still, for running back is as
bad a habit as not to back at all. To give the horse
a chance to understand the word of command, start
him ahead and stop him with the word of command
and start him a little way back and stop him with
the word of command, repeating this operation for
some time, caressing as he obeys your directions.
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To Drive in Shafts.
Here is where many fail in breaking Colls, by
supposing that because the Colt drives well double
that he should also know all about driving in shafts,
which is a great mistake, for he either imagines
himself so confined that he cannot move his feet.
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or isconfased by the action of the, reins in'tl.e momli
Pnl^ I ot ^' •^'"" '^ "" P'^''^ 'hat we cnn pnt a
Colt that requires such careful manaTemenl nH
.at.enl teaching a.s when we put him fi^tTn "Lf?s
I regard .ntsmanagement in 'this .ten o 1 iVn'
<ng, as the cause of making more balkv kic n "an i
runaway horses than all cithers put to^'e'S ThicJ
h-ibits may be more easily avoided than cured, by
proceeding as follows:— ^
Prepare yourself with a cart— an axletree ind n
' ross:b iZm ^^^ So arrange your shafts t'lat the
abo^;Vh^lf , sufficiently high to strike the horse
Now bael '7^ '""'*'" ."^^ ^'"'^ =^"'1 "'aunoh bone.
XVow oaek your cart against a post, brinff vour pol
round and let him look at it and exS^h then
lurn your colt's heel, near the ends of ?he shafts
raise the shafts and draw a little ahead, then com
'^^'^^;S'-'nny mbhing it up and down the hTndlJ^
to ud him of fear concerning it, then draw the car'!
up tlie tugs, but do not put on any hold-back stran,-
I never use any hold-backs on any horse unilh?!.'
thoroughly broken and rid of .11 fLr of Ws heel
tie fiJrtliTn"/ J '"""^ TV" ''*'"^' ""^^ l-^' 'hat b^
xnenrst tlung you ask him to do in shafts- ^te..
quietly behind your colt and sav " back " a'nd a*^
the same time pull upon the reins, backing the car
against the post. When the cross-bar is abom to
3tnke his heels, give a sudden pull on the reins o
III'VZ^'JIT^. fe- -I' by elevaUngC
he np««;::v:,;riV:r":;'^ ^niiiy onme cross-bar until
he ceases strugling, then
ease up on the lines and
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? moiuli,
and bo-
rn put a
3nt and
1 shafts,
is train-
ing, and
, which
red, by
5 and a
r, is all
lat the
2 horse
I bone,
ur colt
^ then
shafts,
I com-
nd les:
e cart
, hook
straps;
he is
heel.?,
lat be
; step
nd at
3 cart
)ut to
IS, so
g his
until
I and
let him straighten up. Now shove the cart back-
wards and forwards against his heels, until he cares
nothing about it. Now when you turn your colt
to either side and his hind legs strike against the
shafts, he will not be frightened and commence
kicking. You have only to teach him that he can
turn in a pair of shafts, which you do by stepping
opposite the left shoulder, pulling the left rein en-
tirely out of the turret, and give the word of com-
mand for your horse to start, and force him to turn
round shortly by pulling on this rein, stopping occa-
sionally to encourage by caressing. As the colt
begins to turn willingly, take your position more
and more behind, so as to get a direct draft on the
mouth, then step to the other side and force him to
turn to the right. Nowstep behind your colt and drive
for a little while with both reins swinging at the
side so as to get a greater side draft, to show your
colt what to do. Turning first to the right and then
to the left, till he turns readily to either side. Now,
put the reins in the turrets, and try to turn him on
short corners If he should at any time begin to
run back and appear to balk, do not begin to
whip, for he is only confused with the new action
in the mouth, which you give by putting the reins
through the turrets. Pull the rein out of the turret
and show him once more what to do, and you will
have a colt thoroughly broke, that you can depend
on at all times. The whole of this can be done in
about one hour's time.
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im'M
' W
How to Ride the Wild Colt.
Stand upon the near side of yonr colt and throw
oyei hig back a piece of web or strap, and fasten to
his right forefoot below the fetlock joint ; then take
up his foot and hold it for a few minutes until he
ceases struggling, then quietly let him have it, and
lead him along a few steps and say whoa, and
at the same time you say whoa, draw up the strap,
which makes him stop, for it puts him on three legs.
After you have led him a little ways in this way,
stand by his side and take up his foot and wind
your hand in the strap, and commence to jump up
and down by his side a few times, keeping hold .of
the foot, then carefully jump on him with your breast
and slide back again, then while holding up his
foot quietly jump on his back. Now let down
his foot, and if he shows the least disposition to slir
take up his foot and drop it, and take it again. The
idea is, that he cannot think of two things at once,
and the moment he thinks of throwing you off—
(which you detect by the drawing of the muscles of
his back,) you take up his foot and change his at-
tention to that and his back is all right. This plan
will ride any 3olt or horse.
To Prevent a Horse getting Cast in Stall.
Tie a ring on the halter, back of the ears, fasten another
dn-ectly over his head in the stable, tie a cord into the
one above and let it drop to within eighteen inches of the
floor ; t?ke this point and tie to the ring in the back of
the head. ^ No horse can roll withonthe can ^et the back
of his head on the ground, to use as a lever to turn him-
aelf with.
10^
1 throw
asten to
3n lake
mtjl he
it, and
Da, and
e strap,
ee legs,
is way,
1 wind
amp up
hold ^^f:
r breast
.ip his
; down
I to slir
n. The
it once,
a off —
soles of
his at-
lis plan
Halter Pulling,
Prepare yourself with ti good cord about the size of a
hed-cord, about eighteen or twenty feet long, take the
centre of the cord and put under the tail, where the
crupper rests ; cross them on tlie rum}) above the tail, to
keep them in place, brini,' one strand on each side of the
neck, and \mt through the rings of the halter, then hitch
to the post or manger where you want your horse to pull.
You must now take some means to make your horse
fly ])ack suddenly. You will ifind the following a very
good way : — Tie a piece of rotten cord in the halter, and
hitch to the same post or manger, about eight or ten
inches shorter than the one under the tail. He will break
this rotten cord with a slight pull, which will give him a
sudden lurch l)ack on the cord under the tail ; you then
whip him over the head or frighten him with objects of
fear, until he will not attempt to back. This will break
up the worst puller in five minutes after the cord is ad-
justed.
Stall.
mother
ito the
3 of the
back of
le back
HorsG Bad to Shoe Behind.
Put on the '* war bridle," and hold in the left hand,
just over the loins, and just so as to straighten the cord
to the colt's mouth. With the right hand connnonce to
handle the colt's hind leg ; if he should move it from the
ground, reprove him with a jerk of the cord, and say
*' whoa." The force of this jerk will cause him to step,
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,',iit
m
liiii
but do not begin to pat him to get him still, but say
*' whoa," again, and give another jerk on the cord, and
repeat the punishment in the mouth until he gets still
then pat him for doing what you asked, " whoa."
Now take a common pole-strap and rattle about his
leg until he is rid of fear ; then place the strap in front
of the posterior joint, just above the hoof, with the buckle
in the right hand, with one third of the strap on the side
the buckle is on, pass both ends of the strap behind the
foot and cross firmly under the fetlock, then bring both
ends in front of the shin bone and cross, then bring t^e
long end of tlie strap up over the ham-string above the
hock, and buckle on the outside, tight enough so the horse
cannot touch the foot to the ground.
When the foot is buckled up, if the horse doe^ not try
to lean or kick, take hold of the halter and set him whirl-
ing round, and make him test it. If he should commence
leaning or kicking as soon as the strap is on, let him work
until the leg gets quiet. Now take hold of the foot and
see if he has relaxed the muscles, and will allow you
to handle it. If he should try to jerk, lean, or kick, do
not try to hold him, you are not strong enough— lot go of
the leg, the strap will catch him. Take the foot in every
position the blacksmith will want it, being careful to
give it to him every time he attempts to take it away.
When he will allow you to handle it take a hammer and
tap on it as in the act of i'h-tfng, until he cares nothing
about it ; then treat the o . vw hbu foot in the same way.
You need not be afraid of iuiruing the horse, as the P.trnp
lies perfectly flat from beginning^to end, and there is no
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/
horso out that will givo in to it in a fow minutes, and al-
low you to shoo them.
Tho Horso Bad to Shoe Forward
Usually the horses had to shoo forward are also bad to
shoe behind ; so I would put on the strap as directed for
the hind feet, and let him light it out there, and they will
usually show no resistance forward. But if they should,
put on the " War Bridle," and say to the BlacksmHh,
" take up the foot and go to work, and if he moves a
muscle, do not try to hold it, but let him take the foot,"
and at the same time you say "whoa," and punish him
in the mouth with the cord until he stands still. Then
take up the foot again, and go to work.
Jumping Fences.
Get six hame straps, four, inch-rings and two pieces of
rope or cord. Take two of the hame straps and pass
'hr^ugL h, ring and buckle one of them around the hind
leg, just above the hock, and the other just below the
hock, just tight enough so as to keep them in place. Put
two more on the other hind leg in the same way. Then
put a ring on each of the other hame straps and buckle
one on each fore leg, just below the knee— Now put a
good leather circingle on your horse — Now take one cord
and fasten in the ring on the hind leg, pass over the cir-
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cuigle and down to the ring on tJ,e fore leg, and tie. P„t
the other cord on the other side in the same way Now
you have yonr hor.e so fixed that he can walk about lay
down, and got up, just as well as if there was nothin;. on
Jnra, and he will not realize that there is anythin- to°in
teriore with ],:;. juuiping, and when ho n.akes the effort
he expects, iu good faith to go over the fence ; but when
he rears up and throws out the fore feet to .et over the
fence he jerks the hind ones out from under him, and he
alls back on the same side of the fence. He will reooat
this oidy a very few times before he will entirely giv^ „,,
the habit, and yon can take off the straps an,l let him
rim. * '"
Kicking in Stall.
Put on the rig the same as for fence jumping, wHh the
exception of Imckliug the straps on the fore Igs below
he fetloc,. mstead of above, now when he throws back
the hmd foot to kick he ierks the fore foot from uni
mi. He will repeat until he expects to got caught in
the same trap every time and give iij, the habit.
■
Pawing in Stall,
For pawing in the stall put on the rig as for kickiugiu
stall. When he reaches out the fore font to v^ v- •> t.° - -
the hind foot from under him, and he'is cured" ' '
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tie. Put
7- Now
Ll^out, lay
)t}iing- on
"g to in-
lie effort
ut when
over the
, and he
11 repeat
give lip
let him
'.'ith the
i below
'^s back
nnder
ight in
:in2fin
^&
To Trot Without Breaking,
Men often spend montliy and e /en years to teach a
horse what might be taught with a judicious use of my
plan in a very few days, xind in fact at the end of long
months of ])ractxce they have not accomplished what they
desired ; that their horse should stick to his work without
breaking. In many cases the horse breaks worse than
when tliev commenced. I claim, that with my plan you
can so thoroughly control your horse and fix upon his
mind the idoa that he cannot break, that he can be de-
pended upon at all times.
Now take four liame straps and two rings and buckle
around the hind legs the same as for jumping fence.
Then put on your standing martmgals, on the lower end
of which you put a good smooth ring. Now take a jnece
of good cord or pliable strap, and fasten into the ring on
one hind foot, bring forward and pass through llie ring
on the standing martingals, then back to the ring on the
other hind leg and tie ; taking up all the slack cord. He
has free use of his limbs to trot, as the cord renders
throiigh the ring on the marLingal, and one foot pays out
as fast as the otlier takes up, but when he l^reaks ])oth
feet go back at the same time which gi^'es him a check
in the mouth, and punishes him every step he takes.
l^ut your horse to trotting and when he l^reaks do not
begin to say "whoa" and stop him Avith the lines as is
the common practice, but put on the whip and say '^go
long" and keep on whipping and urging, and give no
peaciA M«m U« HU'ikes a trot, then reach out over your
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ught A horse may be made to be so afraid of the whin
in this way that whenever it strikes him, it will be a
warning not to break.
Hugging the Rein with the Tail.
Take the crupper and wind it ^vitli rags or something
soft untU you have a roll that is 3 or 4 inches in diame
ter and then put it under his.tail and let him hug it He
^11 have no power to hug the tail below this roll ' and
every tune he throws it over the rein, as you reh you
team you pull it from under the tail in spiteTf Z
wh.oh in a little while will rid him of all fea^. of 1 "n '
and you can remove the roll. '
The Switch-tail,
der^thTteiUh '"" "' 'T'''^' ^"^ *''"' "- tJ"^ -11 un.
der the ta 1 the same a. above which must be worn until
he habit IS entirely cured which in bad cases often takes
hree or four weeks ; but it will affect a cure in time aid
It IS the only thing that will, that I know of
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low doing
the whij)
will be
a
1.
Dmctlung
n diame-
git. He
foil, and
^iu your
of him,
his tail,
Bad to Crupper,
Put on the " War Bridle/' tlien .step back close to th(>
liorse'H hip and commence to handle the tail b}' lifting
gently, but do not jerk, Aory soon the muscles will relax
and give way, then give him his tail and caress. Repeat
until he gives u]) willingly. If he should stir at any
time, reprove him with the '• War Bridle" and say 'wlioa.'
Biting and Kicking when being Cleaned ^or
Harnessed,
Put on the " War Bridle" and go to work. If he
should kick or bite say '' wlioa," and reprove with a jerk
of the " War Bridle," when he gets still go to work again.
If he sho\dd he very vicious to bite, lay him down in the
w ay described under tin,' head of '' To lay the horse
doM-n ;"t]ien use the '' War Bridle" as al)ove.
roll un-
•n until
n takes
oe, and
The Striking Horse.
Try to ascertain what is the cause of his strildng,
M'hich you will generally find it to be that he dislilies to
liaveyou handle his nose. Put on the "War Bridle'
and then touch him on the nose ; when he rears to
strike, say " whoa," and give a sudden jerk of the cord,
which will hriiig him <lo>vn very quickly. Pvepeat this
a fev/ times and he will uv<> dare to rear or strike
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Crowding or Kicking nt you in Stall-
Mcking at you when you pas, into the stall, put on the
Z Srl'r-T""'"^^ '''-''- ^tan'andhitd
him, with the halter, keeping the wa. bridle in youv hand
- you pa.s out of the stall. Drive a nail o. Jo. n hi
-de 0 the stall to hang the eonl on, You W he
iim, taking up the cora a.s you go out. When he at-
o2' *°;,?""';°^^:-'"^ you, or kick- at you, say '• stand
.luen caie&s hun, and repeat as often <i-»
nsoessarv. "^
THE WAR BEIDIE.
This is one of the most powerful weapons I hove in .on-
trohng the j,o,.3, It is perfectly wouiLnul to see Z
quick yon can thoroughly cure the horse of so.ne Hcl
'.a. ts by the use of this simple cord. If vou .ut it ':f
as here described, you will have nearly ten tiaiej as nuu-h
power over the ho,-se, »s you would on the Karey plan '
Get a eo™ 16 or ISfeet long, g of an inch in diameter,
of !.e best Kussia hemp or sash cord, tie a knot on one
end, just as you would to prevent its ravelling, now tie
another knot '»Kn-if ^f\ • i - , - t^^ '■' " ^'r.
Pi.t thzs cord round the cote nock and pass the knot on
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Stall.
t you or of
put on the
and hitch
your hand
peg in tha
leave the
in beside
>n he at-
Y ^\ Stand
bich v/iil
irts over
often m
e m con-
see how
>uie bad
'ut it on
as much
plan.
ameter.
on one
low tin
he end,
not on
the end through the other, any other knot that will not
slip up an(1 choke the colt will do as well. Now pass
your hand under this cord h\ the direction from head to
1:0 shoulder and draw the cord through double to make a
loop which you put in the liorse's mouth.
To Lay the Horso Down*
There is nothing, probably, that we can do with the
horse, that vvdil satisfy liiui in ,:!o sliort a space of time
that v/e can handle him as we like, and will give \\v, such
thorougji control of the horse as laying him dtnvn a few
times ; especially if done in the way I am about to des-
cribe. Yet, all the phms lutherto brouglvl: forward have
Vicen objectionable, on account of tlie grcpvt liability of in-
juring the hors3, and also of getting injured yourself,
vv'hicli is entirelv done away with, in mv plan, and not onlv
this, but it Iielps you to get control of thu mouth faster
than you can in any other way.
Get a good strong leatlier circingle and put it on your
horse. Then take the crupper strap out of your harness
aiul tie it to the circingle on the back, and put the crupper
under the tall. Now take a cord or strap, and fasten to
the crupper strap on the rump, then fasttm to the circin-
gle on the off side of the horse, aljout half way from the
back to the belly, to act as a brace to the circingle. N ow
tie a ring firmly to the circingle, right by the brace.
Now take a good strong cord, 18 feet long, tie one end in
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i
* liard knot arouiid the iwok fl,^,. , .1
Hml put 1 round the fetlock on ti.e near fore foo^ Th.:
take up the foot and buckle to the circinde Vn
;-n the cord fron. an, direction, and 7 tiJuZ 'ih
i.eft of h,» body on tlTe near side, ^rheve the foot i, .t,
If lie «hoiild rear from the ground .vl,.,, i
-'own he wil, not «trike upon hi. Lr ';;:«: ZT
= . ^ .njure then, but .ill strike upon hi. off Z^
.settle down on his knee again, '
'J'he beauties of tJiis sv«!tom .,,.a ii 4.
from „ II • ■ 7 ^ ^' *"' >ou save your horse
ioni ail injury, and can stand for enough from your horse
o l.e perfectly .afe yourself, and can lay hinr d " ^
-ler and .pucker : ten ti.nes in a nunute if he „""
Kicking in Harness.
sej. defence. He nnagmes, that as he has once sot „f
''W-ty by kicking the wagon or cutter to p oceTitI tl^
only way to get out of a dangerous po.it.on.
iiougJi tho
;h the ring
nches lout;-
►ot. TJien
Now ])iill
1 turn t\ui
thro^y tlio
t is stra])-
lim imtiJ
i-s balance
iio comes
ler plans,
"'ot, then
)ur liorse
)iir liorse
^'n much
can get
e horse's
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You should bare constantly in mind that there is no
Ivicking, runaway, shying or bolting liorse but that has a.
mouth that is perfectly uncontroled whenever he attempts
to do either of the above habits.
With the kicking horse you must not only control his
mouth, but rid him of all fear of his heels, whatever may
be the cause of his kicking. There is no way that you
can get control of his mouth so fast, as by laying him
down. Which you should repeat until he quits fighting
the cord, and lies clown quietly.
Then put on tlie war bridle, and handle him to the
right and left the same as for leading a colt, to get his at-
tention, which will also helj) to control his mouth. Now
get a double jointed bit made as follows : length, 8 inches
from ring to ring ; the long bars to be 5| inches and tho
short ones 2| inches. When this is put into the mouth
it shuts thtis,
0
0
Xl
fear, or
got at
b is the
y
\.y
i'ut the horse to trotting round, say "whoa," and at
the same time give a sudden roll of the bit, by pulling
fii'st one rein, then the other in quick succession. Tin's
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motion oftlH. hit will „ot out tl,o numth ln,t will o|„.„ ii
anrl give Jurn a Muklen "wlio:,,," for -.vl.ich von rnrc's !n„,
b..t not til l>o is perfectly still. ]f l,e .ho»ld koe,, stop-
in-.g m- l«d<.n;; say ,vl,oa, an.l repeat the roil of U,e bit
.mt,l he 1. «till then cress. Tho„ .start again at,d repeat
t le "Who." nntd he e!,oys quicldy when .spoken to.
_ T!.en take a eart with a strong ero.ssbar, which .houM
-3 J«.t high euongh to .strike Imn a'oo.rt halfway between
.1.8 hooK and the haunch bone. Hiteh yonr horse to the
car .without hohlbaek stra,,s, and back him against the
post. As tne erossbar i.s about to strike hini, you .e*
-n-auta,^e of your horse by giving a .s„.lden roil of the
bn, whieh will get his head up and set hiin over on the
c:'o,s.sl,ar. where you hol.l ],i„, nvmly „„til he ceases stru.-
g!mg, then let Jiim straighten up and comuienoe to show
tne eart baekwanl an.Pforw.rd on liis heels until he
cares nothing about it. then rattle things about his heels
to rid of fear, then start liim trotting round,„say '-whoa ■•
and give a roll of the bit, and make hi.n stop the eart-
wu.. hi,s heels, hold it liriniyagainst him and make h-:,u
oack it.
Repeat this until you are satisfied he will net kick anv
more. '^
o.C^^
c->
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The Kicking Horse on account of Line xm-
dor the Tail.
Control the mouth a. abovt). Then put in the cart and
back against the post, hokl there and put one lino un dor
tUetail, M'hich you rattk about until ho relaxes the tail
•uul h'Ui it up. Then pull from under the tail, as yon
Ivouhl in reining your team, then repeat until lie will not
hug the line.
The Horse tliat Kicks 'vvlien touched with
the Whip.
Back against the post as above, and taj) him all over
with the whip until he cares notliing about it.
To Bid the Horso oi; Tear of Whip. Umborella
Bufi'alo and other Objscts.
Back against the post a. above, then comui^nco mov-
inc. the whip through the air, then crack but do not hit
him When he linds he cannot get away from Jt, ana it
does not Imrthhn, he will give up. Yon must repeat un-
tii li« will not fiiiicU a muscle.
With the robe p.nd umberc41a. lioW hiiu back against
tU« port ami let some pevsoa approach liirawitli them
»n<l can-T nl! nvouncl him -nitil be euro, nothing .oout
tliem,
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Eunaway Horse
Handle precisely the same us for kicking in harness.
No horse will attempt to nin awny after you get 1 horough
control of the mouth.
if
Bolting Horse-
Give him a good "whoa" the same as for kicking in
harness. Then with the reins through the fill straps, sot
him travelling round until he bolts. Then take this oc-
casion to give him a good exercise on a side rein, swinging
the body to the right and left, as fast as you can, initil he
relaxes the muscles of the mouth and neck ; which you
can tell by the feeling of the reins. When you Jiave per-
fect obedience on a side rein he will not bolt any more.
Shying Horse.
The shying horse I regard simply as a bolting horse
neither will obey a side rein. The onlv difference that
exists between them is, that the sliver bolts when he is
frightened, while the bolter bolts when he sees a favorable
opportunity to go in to a yard or barn. Never strike
the hoi^e with the whip for shying, for l,e is in a state
of excitement and will think it is the object he sees
that hurts him, or expects to get whipped wlienevcr hv
i« frightened, and will bolt into the ditcl
ped wl
» and run awj
IV
33
but thoroughly control the mouth, the same as for bolt-
ing, to that he neither dare turn to the right or left, but
Htlmls perfectly still, and examines the object for a mo-
Hi.nt. Then approaches and passes by without doing you
any harm. If you give him time to examine it, he will
not be afraid of it again.
Balky Horse.
There are several kinds of balky horses, and I treat
each kind differently. Try to asseriain how your horse
,.cfcs, when he baulks, or what is the cause of his baulkmg,
and'then go to work to remove the cause. Some horses
are very stnsitive and require nice handling. You should
vise a great deal of coolness and judgment in the treat-
ment of these horses. We will take first what 1 call.
Mouth Balker.
This horse is restless and uneasy and will not stand
until told to go. He leaps and jumps or nms when he
starts. If allowed to go, when he gets ready, he may
quiet down after driving a short distance, and dnre all
day without any more trouble; but if held by the reins
until he is told to go, he will balk and refuse to stir.
This horse only needs controling in the mouth, and edu-
eating on the bit.
;<'j.
ii
■1
First lay Jiiia duwa a icsv times It wiJI lu l .
o.»t-ol of t,.e „out.. Thou ,.,.„; '^t^ W.C
" . ..et- ' ;: " ''^"-"'-V' tl.ou tell ,.i,u to ,„, .,.eu h
Wachyou repeat ,„.ti.. ho i, q,,et, then tell ,1 .'.i
"g*m,a„.I when he makes another l„„.o «et , T
-."„ a,„, repeat .,nti. he ,tep.s forward i. *..""'
leu steps. AVhou hn does ^tart on tlio walk sav -wl. . "
and caress. Bo careful fKu . '^''^^" '^^^^ ^^^^^=^-
-oocaielul taat ypudo not let lmn^v^Vr
what you wan* NT,,.,, iiT- , '■'^' "''" walking «
J "want. ■Nowlothimdonothin.r'outu-.P- ,„?,;i
;o.s thoroughly .satisfied and vdliiu.- toV ' "i
t"« bU. Get out aud iu the .a^on ofu-n ^l; - "'
g-%' to, tart, but do„otloth,u™t'ti"\ ,.r"'r
not toll him to n-n .,. I 1 ^ ■^^^' ^^^" <'«
4met pa;:;; "r^"^* 'f"""'' ^'""''' '^" "' --
--ion to ti!: :;:::, j:-^:;;x-auh.
two all over town. Y„u will ■ ^" '"'"■' "'' •
the wonderful ohan'e h " ^■'^'••^' -='' ^"vprised at
while trottH,. I rSif r '"'"" ""■'■ ^'^"^^""-'
faster, hut whi,;' ; ' C^'^-V^"' 7'''""" *" ^'^
'^"lo IS tool, and sees Im mistake.
3!i
Th9 Horso that wiU not stand for you to get
into tho Wagon.
Mauv horses tliat are uot balky, will not «tan,l until
tola to RO. Hau.llc thou. p-cci,oly tho Bamo us th, mm, h
,,alkor, if ba<l, if not bad givo then, a goo.l 'Syhoa w.th
the bit, a..d get out and i,. until they are sat,.l.od, and
never let them go until they are cjuiet.
Tho Sulky Ealkov.
This horse Btands perfectly stiU, and would s.xbmit to
be whipped nearly to death, before he would sti.-, moro
thaii to turn aud look at you.
One WaV-He will neither go for the whip nur
any ordinary word of command, so teach hi.B a now ono^
After laying down, i'C put him in the cart without a. y
load LZx or. the near side a.ul by h.s fore fo .
Rest your right hand on his withers to baUnce you, w.th
tWthand\akeholdoftherei..s,and draw h.s W
towards you This will incline l.i..^ *---;,;';-
Thou .^iVe the w.r.l, and at tho same t..ne toa ... hxm
! -h y:.u. foot sha,ply ou t'.o big te..do,., ,,ust ,. ow
kuee this will .nake him take the foot up and sta. t ahead
Knto, tills ^ "v.-hoa" 'oefore he stops,
before he thinks of thecait, say v loa
and caress for drawing the .:a.t. Repeat -^ ''«^^^
,..,,Uly overv time spoken to, and as far -« >"' ''^^i.^ '
;; hive tawrht him by gradually increasing the distance.
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Now you wish liiiii to draw a lead, which you teach
him by putting on a little at first, and repeating the word,
then a little more and ao on until he draws all you wish
liim to draw.
Now you wish to get into the wagon and ride. Take
the reins in the left hand, and your whip stalk in the
right. Step back a little and touch the foot with
the whip stalk, to call his attention there. Repeat a few
times, and step back a little farther, and so on, until you
get into the wagon. Then you cmck your whip lasli
round the fore foot and give the word, and away he goes.
You have given the horse no chance to get out of
temper for he Imn gone before he thought of the load
You have stopped him before he was discouraged^ and en
couraged him by caressing until he is perfectly satisfied
to go when spoken to.
Anothee Way.-Wo may oft^n get caught with .
baulky horse with a load on. When wo have not the
tmie to go through with the system of education descTibo<l
above, and would bo glad to know how to start him and
go on ^^ ith 'he load.
Take a cord or strap a nd tie around one of the fore legs,
just below the knee, then step directly in front of yom'
horse, and take the foot from under him by pullin^ on
the cord. He will struggle to take the foot from "you
but hold it firmly drawing as far a head as possible'.
Watch his moves, for ho will very soon trv to get the
oot to the ground by going ahe.d. When ho makes the
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forward move, give him the foot, ami at the same time
tell him to go, and lie must draw the load.
Now all depends upon your encouraging the hoi^e at
tlie right time, so do not let him go until he is out (^f
temper or stops of his own accord; but after he has gone
a few steps say -whoa," and caress. Then repeat as be-
fore, and iK) will, generally in a short time, go at the
word of command.
To Make a True Horse Break a Balky One,
One Way —No matter whethei- tlie horse pulls at the
halter or not, put the cora umier the tail and hitch to a
post the same as for pulling at halter. Hit him over the
head with the whip aiid he will fly back against the coi-d.
Just as the cord strikes the tail you say "go-long" and ho
moves ahead, for which you caress. When he w.ll not
touch the cord anv more, hitch him ttp in harness with
the true horse. 1-eave the cord under the tail, and pass
through his inside turret ring. N.>w take a good stirt
,„>11 that is long enough to reach fronx one foot back oi
the double whitflctree to the horses nose. Now
fasten one end of the poll to the inside end ot the true
horses single whiffletree, letting it run back over the
double tree 12 or 14 inches to prevent gettnig tangled.
Now pas.s a st..q. or piece of webbing, frmn the han,e-nng
ofonehorsetothehame-ringof the other, as a support
to the poll. Tie the ends of the cord to the upper en.l ol
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the poll. Take hold of the reins and tell your team to
go. When the true horse starts ahead of the balkin-^
one he shoves the poll ahead and tightens the cord nnder
the balky ones tail which will bring hini up. Stop and
caress every time he moves. Repeat until he will go at
the word of command.
ANOTHER Way.— Hand'e with the war bridle until he
will spring ahead with the least pull. Adjust the poll as
described above, and fasten the war bridle to the upper
end of the poll in place of the cord under the tail. Give
a few inches slack to the war bridle, so as not to touch
him when he goes all right.
You will now have the whole strengtli of the true horse
to shove him out on the war bridle and he must go.
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The Backing Palkor.
Hitch to the cart without buckeling tiie hold-back
straps. Tell him to go ahead, and when ho begins to
b.,i?k, guide the cart to the post and back his heels vio-
lently agaiuot the crossbar a few times, until he is sick of
backing, and shows a willingness to go ahead. Then
tell hitn to go, and if he starts off say "whoa" and caress.
If this does not answer, put the cord under his tail the
same as for pulling at haltar. Straighten him up in the
shafts, and hitch one end of the cord to the end of one
Ki'-nft and ill''' oth''"' P"'l in ^]-"> !\i^ t,}^-,■P+ "KT 1
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he backs, there bein^ no hold-backs on, it catchea him
under the tail and lie must stop backing and go ahead.
Then stop and caress. Kepeat ngain till he draws freely
svt the v/ord of command.
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The Balkor that throws HimsBlf in Harnoss.
' Ah I have said, in another place, Wf3 should always
place ourselves in a position to command the horse's body,
and never :is]c him to do anything until we are prepared
to move the body where we wish it to go ; but with this
liorse, we can taJie no i)03i!ion in whieli we can force him
to come to his foot and stand there. • But we can teach
hira to <lo so and at tlio same time te.ich him to draw at
the word of command. I teach him to draw not m lay-
iu<v him down, Init in getting liim up. I have never seen
one of this class of horses but that, after throwing a few
times, would balk on the ground and refuse to get up.
Do not cam s for co.umg dovm a» you ^^•oukl another
hnvse ■ but tl.vow liun down roughly until he refuses to
.-'-t J.TP Then give the same word of command in a sharp
mrick tone, thn!* you v.'ould give to have him dravv- ''get
uv, or "0 Ion.., and at the same time stike him spight.uUy
witha'raw-hido or whip across the muscler, of the nose;
for there is no other place on his body, where so httle
' whipping will bring him to his feet as here Caress him
for getting up and standing there. Throw him again and
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repeat until lie will spring to liis feet whenever lie hears
the word tliat you have used.
Hitch him to a load, and he will draw everv time he
lieai*s the same word.
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As ,m„y ™ay wish - '-o- '-w - tea«J,'J„t
horses tricks I w.Ue^^^^^^^^^^ ^ >„ g,ea,ly
an hour each, daily.
To Come at the Crack of the Whip or at the
Word of Command,
P„t on ,he -ar bridle stand off a few^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
his head holding the end o the bndle y^^^ ^
liand and the whip in the "g" ' «'^ , k„„,,. Jhat
little and say come hf « ^'j; ^e doe» m,t i, ^^^^ ^^.
this means but you sh"W him by pum ^
die a little which he ;];i>l "^^J^J "iha^k him
you a few steps ; for this movemem y
^y stepping foiward and g'^nS '"^„„^hL gently ;
ol a few kernels of com, and ^f'^^^Jf "\,i J as be-
then repeal m int.- oanxv. ^ro.^•^
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lore, aud so conlinuo until he will wali^ up to you
leudily when you crack the whip or say come here
sir, which lie will soon learn to do. Each time he
comes to you talk to him kindly and do not fail to
give him his little reward of corn, apple, oat<, or
isomet'iing of the kind which lie likes. Y« - .i
now take oHhis halter and turn him loos(; and re; . at
until he fully comj)rehends tha'; the way to avoid the
whip is to come to you, whicl), with the encourage-
ment of rewarding him, will soon inspire his fullest
contidence, and he will come to you and follow like
a dog. Be very cautious about the use of the whip
or harsh language, remembering that perfect, cheer-
ful obedience is your object and that can be secured
only by great patience and gentleness.
TO MAKE A BOW.
Take a pin in yonr right hand between the thumb
and fore-finger, and stand up before but a little to
the left of your horse, then prick him on the breast
very lightly as if a fly biting, which 1o relieve he
will bring down his head, which you will accept
as yes, and for which you will reward him by car-
essing and feeding a'< before, then repeat and so
eontinne until he will bring his head down the mo-
menl he sees the least motion of your hand towards
his breast, or suh^titnte some signal which he will
understand readily.
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TO SAY *'N0
Slanfl by your lioise near
tlie f-lumlder bold inp: the
•kliiui lig!it-
.amo pin in your hand, wiili which jTickhiin ligiit-
IvonlhowiUiers; to drive which awny ho will
l)im to shake iiis head or bow by
can iraiu y(
tim« as to (;ause lum . .. r i ,
merely turning the hand a liule, or moving it sl'.-ht.
1v toward?? him.
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TO LIE DOWN-
To teacl. a hov.o to do U.is -iuickly, lay 1"™ '1"';^"
rpreatfdlv, as described in anoUi'.-v place V/luu
H be-ins to ccnc down wilboul ve.,s,ance
'.live , he v.or,l of coma,and " Lie Down S>r .
Tl,nn eivc«'< to enc.our3<;e hiiu for eoiniii!;;
^Z. ""v^Cn he does .f r.^^^yj^^f^l^ ^
b ;n hefellock wi.h-the left hand and lal;e ho d
of h' • v( wilh the -iffht hand over the hor.es baek,
"Iv " led wnsi." and pall on the end keeping
hid of the foot and drawing it well back Repeat
nnlU e eon.es down readily this way. Then take
" wit .h and touch his fool, which will cause hm.
mta!^ itlrom the grotind, and pull on the cot d
^n 1 0 wi 1 lie dowi". Gradt.ally slacken the. cord
:"„til he will conte down by Jouc Ing hts _lo . Ke
oeatthis until ho will come ciown wn.uu, .
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TO SIT UP.
When your horse will lie down readily you can
teach him tosit up like a dog easily. If young and
not very heavy and strong you can easily prevent
hi:< gettjng up without tying down. First cause
him to lie down, having on him a common bridle
with the reins over the neck, then step behind him
and place the right foot firmly upon the tail, the
reins m your hands, then say get up sir. The horse
rising from a recumbent position, first turns on his
belly, throws out his forward feet and raises himself
on them, springs forward, and rises on his hind feet.
Now standing upon his tail firmly and pulling back
upon the reins when he attempts to spring forward
nnd up will prevent his doing so, and you hold him
sitting up.— -Hold him firmly a few seconds, talking
to him kindly, before permitting him to rise on his
leet. Repeat a few times when, instead of sJDring-
ing up he will sit on his haunches a short time
which you are to accept as complying with your
wishes. Always say sit up sir every time, and hold
him in his position as long as he will bear by fond-
ling and feeding him with something he likes from
the hand, and your horse will soon^learn to sit up
|or you as long as you please. But if your horse
is heavy and strong it will be necessary to resort to
other means to hold him down at first. This you
do by putting on his back a common collar and
causing him to lie down. Then fasten a piece of
rope or a rein to each hind foot and bring forward
through the collar and draw up close, which will
bring the hind feet well forward. Then step behind
as before and when he attemots to rise on his hind
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leet he tinds it. impossible to do so because you
hold thein lirmlv with those straps. Repeat two^or
three times when it will not be necessary to resort-
to such force.
To Teach Your Horse To Kiss You-
Teach him first to take an apple out of your hand.
Then gradually raise the hand nearer your mouth
at each reception until you require him to take it
from your mouth, holding it with the hand, tellmg
him at the same lime to kiss you. He will soon
learn to reach his nose up to your mouth, ttrst to
oet the apple, but finally because commanded to do
so. Simply repeat until your horse understands the
trick thoroughly.
TO SHAKE HANDS
Tie a short strap or a piece of cord to the forward
ioot below the fetlock. Stand directly before the
horse, hold the end of this strap o^'^ord in your
hand, then say, shake hands sir ; and immediately
after commanding hiir to do so pull upon the strap,
which will bring his foot forward, and which you
are to accept as shaking hands, thanking him for it
by caressing and feeding, and so repeat until ^yhen
y^u make "the demand he will bring the foot for-
ward in anticipation of having it pulled up. 1 h s
is a very easy trick to teach a horse. By a little
po*;o../a bn^sP may be easily trained to approach
make a bow, shake hands and follow like a dog, He
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down, .sit np, &o., which makoa him appear both
polite ihkI inlpjlin^pm. Never Jose commrv or con-
credit or importance attached to masterinrr and
manaiTHig bad horses if not difficult and apparently
dangerous. No duty requires more firmness of
purpose ,n the control of the passions, or more li-
delity of the principles of kindness and truth, than
that of Jiorsemanship. [f you would be a really
success. ul horseman you must never seem to ior<^et
by your conduct that you are a man, and that your
real superiority over the animal consists of the pru^
dent exercise of your reasoning powers. Brute
force is not your forte, and the instant you £?ive wav
to passion your reason must yield to the control of
blinc. instinct, and you at once abdicate your imel-
ectual supf-riority over (he animal. Try to prove
by the example of your actions in the pelformance
oi iheduiytjiatto be a goorl horseman requires
hi,i?rierqualihcations of fitness than that of huckster-
ing dishonesty and depravity so generally evinced
in the conduct of those claiming the distinction.
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Title page
Preface ......
Nature of the Hor.se
Encouragement
How he Learns
How they Judge of ohjects of Fear . . .
Where to Control the Horst/
Signs of a horse having yielded
To Catch and Halter tlie Colt '
To Handle the Colt
To Teach tlie Colt to Lead
To Teach the Colt to follow under crack
of t^ie Whip
To Bit the Colt
To Train to Harness
To Teach the Colt to Back.
To D ri ve in Shafts
How to Ride the Wild Colt
To Prevent a Horse getting Cast in Stall
Hiilter Pulling
Horse Bad to Shoe Behind
The Horse Bad to Shoe Forward
.Tumping Fiuices
Kicking in Stall
Pawing in St^ill
To Trot Without Breaking
Hugging the Ptoin with the Tail ....
The Switch-tail
Bad to Crupj :)er
Biting and Kicking when being cleaned
or Harnessed
The Striking Horse
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Kicking in Harness
The Kicking Horse on account of t'.e
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The Horse that Kicks wlien tonched
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To rid the Horse of f(;ar of whip, lunber-
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Kun-away Horse
Boiling Horse
Sliying Horse
Balky H oi'se
Month Balker
The Horse that will not stand for von
to get into the wagon
The sulky Balker
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To make a true Horse l)reak a balky onc^
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The Backing Balker
The Balker that throws himself in Har-
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To say No
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