Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-04-11

as 4 sad, he VIII retreat as ia
= = as he can from you into corner
Walk straight toward him
watching his eye. There is M
use saying whoa. He doesn'
know what it means. Wher
you see him begin to tremble
and a wild look cones in hi
eye, stop. One step more ant
ne will come ont of that corner
1t he has to como over you. He
will be mad with terror. Turn
: right around and walk back
from him. Then face him and
lgo toward him again. He will
; let you get step or two near
er him. Turn about and walk
away, as before, and return.
The second time you turn away
from him he will be sure to
throw his nose out after you as
much as to say, I'D like to ex-
anime you for better acquaint-
ance.' | don't believe there is
a wild horse alive who will not
on the fourth time you turn a.
way, put out one foot and take
a step after you. His curiosity
will begin to supplant his fear.
The fifth time he will let You
come close enough to begin to
work with him. Then take
your whip, long buggy whip,
and hold it over his neck, not
touching him with anything but
the cracker, which you allow
just to touch and tickle the
further side of his head. 1T
will annoy him a little, as a fly
would, and he will turn his head
toward you to get rid oft. The
instant he moves his head IN
your direction, stop, if only six
inches, wait a while, then do ii
again and he VIII turn a little
more. Stop troubling him eve.
Iry time he shows the slightest
disposition TO moyetoward you;
then another, and soon YOU will
have him right up close to you,
where you can put halter on
him. Put the halter OH the end
of stick about four feet long,
and hold it out slowly to him. |
Let him smell it. Then raise il |
gently and lay it on his head.
If he shows fear take it away
at once and put it before his
nose again. Finally he will let
you put it on him. Never be in
"a hurry; never surprise or star
tie him. When You want him
to move toward you do not pull
on the halter, but touch him with
the cracker of the whip in that
tickling, fly-like manner on the
opposite side of you, or behind.
Gradually draw a little on the
halter, SO that he will under
stand that when he feels it the
meaning of it is for him to move
to you and with you. He is
willing enough to do it if he on
ly knows what you want. There
is no animal in Gods world with
better intentions than horse,
but he is timid, and naturally
afraid of what he does not un-
derstand. {
"When you have him broken !
in this way on one side you
must do it all over on the other
side. If you have approached
him and got him used to you {
on the off side, he will still be {
just as wild and just as much
afraid Of you on the near side
as he was at first. Be patient, /
though; don't hurry him, and
De sure to control yourself. The t
man has no business trying to
control animals who cannot con- {
troll himself. One minEtc of {
one cruel blow, may up {
set what you have been weeks 9
in accomplishments, indeed, I
almost ruin the horse for train '
ing; a few light taps of the whip S
he may yet have to receive, but {
do rot give it to him when he is
your acquaintance. He [
must not be made afraid Of the '
whip. You must make him s
feel that it is not a thing of tor i
ture, but an instrument Of edu- v
cation, a means of signaling
your wishes to him. by this I
time your horse has learned his j
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