. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . f a cold-blooded nature, which are liable to become sullenwhen heated, will sometimes resist very hard; but by per-severance they always work in, though in some extremecases it may be best to wait until the excitement is over,and then repeat the lesson. As the War Bridle may notalways be available, I will give the simplest method ofdoing it with a halter :— If a rope halter is on, tie the running noose back of the TEAOHmG ^ro FOLLOW. 9^ jaw into a knot to prevent it from pulling tightly upon thenose. Stand opposite the shoulder, take a firm hold
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . f a cold-blooded nature, which are liable to become sullenwhen heated, will sometimes resist very hard; but by per-severance they always work in, though in some extremecases it may be best to wait until the excitement is over,and then repeat the lesson. As the War Bridle may notalways be available, I will give the simplest method ofdoing it with a halter :— If a rope halter is on, tie the running noose back of the TEAOHmG ^ro FOLLOW. 9^ jaw into a knot to prevent it from pulling tightly upon thenose. Stand opposite the shoulder, take a firm hold of thehitching-part, and give a sharp, quick jerk, repeating atslow intervals until the colt will step around promptly;then repeat on the opposite side, gradually pulling moreon a line with the body until he will go right, left, or aheadfreely. The War Bridle, if available, is much more power-ful and effective, and to be preferred. The following method will also teach a sullen colt tofollow instantly, though not so good to make follow by the. Fig. 93.—Wrong way of teaching colt to lead by halter. halter, which is the real object to be attained: Take apiece of cord twenty-two to twenty-five feet in length,double, and place the center of it under the tail like acrupper; bring both ends forward, crossing and twistingthem once or twice over the back, and knot together infront of the breast. Now catch the halter strap in theleft hand rather loosely, and, with the right hand, pullupon the cord with a sharp jerk; this will so excite andfrighten the colt that he will jump ahead, and after repeat-ing once or twice, will follow anywhere. Should the coltkick when the cord is pulled upon, it must not be repeated,as it would teach the habit of kicking. At once take itoff, and make a noose around the body (as shown in cut), 7 OS COLT TEAININO. when it will be found that pulling quickly will so tightenthe noose and hurt the back as to make the colt jumpahead in surprise, and he will soon
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