Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
peculiar conditions.
HOW TO MAKE A HORSE STAND
ON A PEDESTAL.


To do this trick first Of all | teach the
animal To stand still in one place.
Then / call him, alternately TO step
backwards, To step forwards. may
1 lead him, but when I give him the word
It must be followed up at once by the
Next take hold Of his foot. keeping it
! for n fnN moments In my hand. | con-
| unuc that lesson until he begins to think
| that an | want TO do is 70 hold his toOt
in my baud, practice that until he
| knows it perfectly.
Next / take small box about foot
high and place Il IN front of him. lead
/ him up 10 IT, ] take up his foot ana try
to place Il on The box lie will pull Il
away take mp his foot again, hold IL
awhile. rubbing his leg gently with one
hand After few lessons he viii allow
his foot TO remain on the box,
| After he consents To put one foot on
the box | rnise the other foot and hold
IL in my left hand SO ns 10 keep the
other In position ON the box. II he pulls
down the foot ON the box (which he is
likely TO dol place the other one on the
box.
When | have trained him to bear his
weight on the foot which Is ON the box,
/ have made great progress, for then he
win allow the other one 20 be put up.
keen both hunds behind his legs; II
he attempts 60 take down either one
catch Il and give il n light rap, at the
same time pushing his head forward sC
that he rnses IL and allows his weight t.
| rest on both feet ON the box.
Being taught gradually he finds the eX
| pertinent quite cnsy. After awhile h,
will approach the box and put up on,
foot Then you tap him on the other
foot and In a few more lessons he viii
consent 20 get up ON the box,
You gradually raise the height of IN,
box. ln the same way you teach him e
place his foot on am upright bar, place,
ON the corner of the box.
] can take q now horse and In three
days SO teach him that he will strike
position with his foot ON n pedestal Blu
of course, a novice in horse training
could not do that | constantly stud,
the characteristics Of an animal Just n
a good school teacher Will note the pecu
d liar disposition of the boys under he
u charge.
n DO not keep trick horse nj the outso
q. too long ia one posuon Rcmembe
IN that he Is assuming what TO him Is n
n unnatural attitude. II see he Is tire
IN | ] tell him TO get down ana ] push him
,n / little; he must understand that he get
1e down at n command from me. ] ais
,d give him to understand. II neccss0r!
ye that lac must not attempt TO do any
ny these things voluntarily,
ed KEEPING A HORSE IN POS
~ TON"
NO People often wonder how, In N
ci1 'h0rse school keep the animal Ia Pos
III ton: they would like 60 know how yc
N can train horse 10 remaiu In one plac
,s. First OF all, put the horse In e.
tain place and leave him there lie
or 60 learn 20 stand there without beii
.os tied Then l walk around him sever
en times, each time getting little furth
AZ away from him. | 50 np TO him and Z
eir away, and keep enl0rging the distanC
Ib Pretty soon he discovers that though
,es get away OF l always return To hl
MS lie expects me 20 come. and I do not a
appoint him. Finally / will 20 away i
ses htif an hour and he win remain m IA
The same position. He Is contented BEGAN
ket he expects me 70 return.
, Il 49, during lessons he moves aw
oui from bis position, 1 place him back.
ieh The same time giving him a gentle N
rk Then for awhile, / 40 not test him
lnG 80 long time as 4 did before he n,,v,
Tic may move quite a number OF lin
during this effort NJ trainiug, but.
order TO glla bis confidence, / nl,