. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. of which any intelligent boy caneasily train a colt to do. In training a colt or horse to perform these tricks, there shouldbe no hurry or effort to teach more than one thing at a time. Makethe lessons short, and repeat until thoroughly learned, when anothercan be taken up ; but do not continue the lesson long enough to ex-cite or confuse the horse. To Follow by the Whip. One of the simplest and most interesting tricks to teach a horseis to follow at the motion of the whip, without bridl
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. of which any intelligent boy caneasily train a colt to do. In training a colt or horse to perform these tricks, there shouldbe no hurry or effort to teach more than one thing at a time. Makethe lessons short, and repeat until thoroughly learned, when anothercan be taken up ; but do not continue the lesson long enough to ex-cite or confuse the horse. To Follow by the Whip. One of the simplest and most interesting tricks to teach a horseis to follow at the motion of the whip, without bridle or halter. Itis even quite useful, as it teaches a horse to follow at command fromone part of the barn to another, or to come Qut of his stall withoutattempting to get away. Full details of teaching this trick are givenin the chapter on Colt-Training. To Nod His Head, or Say teach a horse to bow, or nod his head, prick him lightly on 12751 276 TEACI/lXa TRICKS. the back with a pin, and continue until in his effort to avoid the an-noyance he drops his head ; then instantly stop the pricking and. caress him. Repeat the pricking until the head is again dropped,when caress and give him something of which he is fond. Continueto alternate in this way with the pricking and caressing, until at the DETAILS OF TEACHING. 277 instant a motion is made toward the back, or even to take a pin fromthe coat, he will drop his head. To Shake His Head, or Say No. To teach a horse to say No, prick him lightly on the top ofthe shoulder with a pin until he shakes his head, when stop and re-ward him. Repeat the pricking until at the least motion toward thewithers the horse will shake his head.
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