The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-15
To Cause the Horse to Follow You.

To cause HIM to follow you while his
head is confined with bride or halter,
put on the yankee Bridle," take hold
about two feet from the head, give hun
a few short, quick side pulls to the
right and left, then taking quickly hold
of the rope further toward the end as
you step back, say decidedly: "Come
here, sirl" If he comes forward caress
him; if he does not come give him a
pull with a sideways tendency, and
repeat the attempt to have him come
forward, until he does come; then start
off either to the right or left with the
rope slackened; if he does not follow
you give him more pulls sideways and
try him again. With an ordinary horse
you can teach the lesson in ten minutes,
so as to be followed by him when you
are near the head. Step partially be-
hind him laying the rope along his back,
and say: ''Cone here STRIP He will not
be likely to do it, because he has only
been taught to go forward at the words.
70 teach him to follow you in this di-
rection you will then chirrup to start
him, repeating the words. If he comes,
caress him; if he does not come OF
moves in the wrong direction, pull upon
the ''bridle," caressing him as he Obeys.
The same rule will apply to any direc.
ton in which you wish him to follow
you. 1t is quite necessary to teach the
horse this habit, as it is the foundation
Of many others, and is one of the most
valuable which the horse can possess.
To teach him, for your amusement,
TO follow you when entirely loose, put
on the near fore-foot the long foot-strap
and place on him girIh; pass the strap
under the girth, holding the end in your
hand, step away from him. Then step
toward him, and if he attempts to step
away from you pull ON the strap and say
whoa" If he stops step up and
caress him. Repeat until he allows you
to step up to him without moving away.
Now take short, blunt whip in your
right hand and the strap IN your left,
standing by his side, pass your right
arm over the withers and gently touch
him on the off side of the head. If he
starts to move off pull on the strap and
say whoa" When he turns his head
caress him, and gradually, with the
whip, forcing him to turn his head
around toward you. When he will do
this every time you put the whip over
you may remove the foot-strap and
practice him in the lesson until he will
come to you every time you lay the
whip across his neck; then put on the
foot-strap again, put the whip in the
same position, and hit in the same place
quite hard, at the same time saying
Come here, sirl" After little h
will be very prompt; then place him ii
a corner and step off at a distance Of
eight or ten feet and say: ''COme here
STRIP If he comes, caress him; il he doe!
not come, hit him gently on the breas
with a long whip; he will, perhaps
struggle to get away, and if he attempts
to get out of the corner pull upon tat
strap. When he faces you step up t
him and caress him, placing him bacl
in the corner, and repeat; if he finally
shows disposition to follow step bach
coaXingly, and when he stops cares,
him; at each f''rther repetition use tn,
words: "Come here, SIR" at each mo
ton of the whip; in this way he will
soon learn to follow you at the words
if you have whip in your hand
DON'T take him out of doors TO practic,
until he is quite perfect, and then be
ginning in small yards and alone.