. The horse's friend [microform] : the only practical method of educating the horse and eradicating vicious habits, followed by a variety of valuable recipes, instructions in farriery, horse-shoking, the latest rules of trotting, and the record of fast horses up to 1876. Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835; Pratt, O. S. , né 1835; Horse-training; Horses; Chevaux; Chevaux. (i-j^l 320 EDUCATING THE ^(Ii^% -'^i erful backward jerk, utter the word "back!" Great care must be taken to speak the word and give the backward jerk on the rein at the same instant, for the two must come together so as


. The horse's friend [microform] : the only practical method of educating the horse and eradicating vicious habits, followed by a variety of valuable recipes, instructions in farriery, horse-shoking, the latest rules of trotting, and the record of fast horses up to 1876. Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835; Pratt, O. S. , né 1835; Horse-training; Horses; Chevaux; Chevaux. (i-j^l 320 EDUCATING THE ^(Ii^% -'^i erful backward jerk, utter the word "back!" Great care must be taken to speak the word and give the backward jerk on the rein at the same instant, for the two must come together so as to be associated in the mind of the horse. When he obeys caress him,. id continue repeat- ing the lesson, and in a short ..:inc you will find that your horse will back at the '/^ord without your needing to even touch the reins. But in educatinof him to this there must not be the least interval between the word and the short sharp jerk, for if only a few seconds pass he will not associate the two in his mind. This method will be invariably successful, and is so far superior to the protracted and unsatis- factory means formerly employed, that it should be everywhere Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pratt, O. S. , b. 1835. Toronto : Hunter, Rose


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