DrSutherland's system of educating the horse, with rules for teaching the horse some forty different tricks or feats .. . en a few kernels of corn or a bit of soon as he will allow you to walk up to him and handleevery part of his body, and eat from your hands, you have gothim sufficiently tamed to halter. Many young horses will allowyou to walk up to them at once, and place the halter on theirheads, while others are more shy and timid; but the majoritywill allow you to place the halter on their heads in from fifteenminutes to half an hour. While taming and subduing the young horse,
DrSutherland's system of educating the horse, with rules for teaching the horse some forty different tricks or feats .. . en a few kernels of corn or a bit of soon as he will allow you to walk up to him and handleevery part of his body, and eat from your hands, you have gothim sufficiently tamed to halter. Many young horses will allowyou to walk up to them at once, and place the halter on theirheads, while others are more shy and timid; but the majoritywill allow you to place the halter on their heads in from fifteenminutes to half an hour. While taming and subduing the young horse, great careshould be taken to reward every act of obedience by gentle-caress, a pat and a kind word. There is no secret in the business—it is accomplished by kindness alone ; you can conquerhim by kindness, and you pain his love by caresses, and thehorse that loves you will obey you. But a man, to succeed intaming and breaking the horse, must be at least half horse—hemust love and almost worship him, and feel like exclaiming— The tramp of my steed, so swift and strong,la dearer than fame and sweeter than The English Hunter. CHAPTER III. BREAKING THE YOUNG BORSE TO THE HALTEE **? With spurning hoof he paws the champs his bit, and looks around—On high he waves his lofty his ears, expands his chest;And, like the rainbows arch, his neckIs curved, tho not with bridles he stands, with nostrils with his neighing seems to chideThe huntsmen for their long eager he pants to hark away ! After your horse has become sufficiently gentle, and willallow you to approach him without flying from you, and allowyou to handle every part of his body, and eat from your hand,or, perhaps, as many will by this time follow you around thestable, you may place the halter on his head. Always use a leather halter in breaking the young horse : let 13 the leather be strong and pliable, and easily and nicely fittedto his head. Never put a ro
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