The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-12

got him to come to me is point gained.
l have taken the most vicious horses,
runaways, imam EATERS" and by my
methods trained them SO that they could
be driven with perfect safety. Kindness
and firmnees will accomplish wonders in
training horses.
KEEPING A HORSE SIN PosITIoN.'
People often wonder how, in my "horse
school - keep the animal in position;
they would like to know how you can
train horse to remain in one place.
First of all put the horse IN a certain
place and leave him there. He is to learn
to stand there without being tied. Then
walk around him several times, each
time getting little further away from
him go up to him and get away, and
keep charging the distance. Pretty soon
he discovers that though / get away off I
always return to him. He expects me to
come, and | do not disappoint him.
Finally will go away for half an hour
and he will remain in that same position.
He is contented because he expects me to
return.
If, during lessons, he moves away from
his position, place him back, at the
same time giving him gentle pat. Then,
for awhile, do not test him for so long g
time as did before he moved. He may
move quite number of times during this
his confidence, l must deal with him in
the way l suggest.
/ pursue, separately the same course
with the other members of the school.
Then put them together, adding one at
time to the class. Having their regular
mates beside them they coon get used to
this arrangement and SO my school is
formed.
A NEW SCHOLAR.
Sometimes [ have to add stranger to
the group. BY talking and pantomine I
give the others to understand that the
new conner is to be a member of the class.
horses behave q good deaf like boys in
school when strange boy comes into the
class. The horses look critically ct the
visitor, size him up,' as boys say, and
as boys do, sometimes persecute him.
They viii bite him, and he, seeing that
he is not welcome, will make an attempt
to leave. If he does / put him back in
back and make them understand that
they must allow the newcomer to re-
main.
I can truly compare their conduct to the
actions of school boys. They Will pick
at the new horse and seem to try to test
him, or, as boys say, to see what he is
made Of. And the stranger, like the neY
ScnOlar at SCnOOl, Will Snrlnk away by
himself: but, in the course of time, he
viii gradually become acquainted with
the rest. And then, with the others, he,
too, will ''pickp at the next new horse
that is added to the group.
Another curious thing. After the
horses have been trained to perform va
rious tricks they not only enjoy taking
part in an exhibition, but sometimes,
when horse is negligent or reluctant
in going through his act, those next to
him viii urge him out, and by biting or
crowding against him, they seek to pun
ish him for not performing promptly or
properly.
TEACHING HORSE TO FIRE A PISTOL.
This is long aud difficult piece of
work. First. l teach him to hold a
small, fat piece OF soft pine wood, about
half an inch thick, in bis mouth, or
rather between his front teeth.
At first he will spit it out. I put it
back again carefully without hurting
him, holding him by the halter with one
hand and gently pressing the bit of wood
against his teeth. Finally he will relax
his grip to allow the stick to pass in
easily between his teeth. After awhile
he will shut his teeth and hold on to it.
Then let go of it. If he drops it pick
it up again and gently replace it.
AS soon as he shuts his teeth down [