Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-08

There are 50 many talnrn t.iss a
harse can he taught % 90 says SUE
cess that It S hard 20 ten which tn
salcct aa bee, Illustrating the taeihols
rs which v teacb tbcm. TliF faliew
de. howcso~. w3ll fgspish the ty
Take ~ Ia sosr BAND sed. taad
Iag abreast * base's ne4r saoal
Ger. pgieA k.m Hga..y oa tie breast
This resssa1lea tie lte * n IS. and
80 Grive on the Nuisance hs VII brlrg
down bis uoss 10 his breast Thls jon
accept MS -Xess sud Immediately re-
ward him rs fees1iag hlm lamp -
sugar Ct some olAer lriae that he ikes.
Repeat the ogseratlua ul he bsinss
down his head az the slightest fseve-
aent OF your hand toward hls breast.
by degrees yea can substitute q simple
downward movement Of the hand,
which IL less noticeable 10 an onlook'
er. but equally effective.
Standing Ia the same position. prick
him lightly with s pin on the top Of bis
neck. He wiii at once shake his head.
which II accepted as "No.r then re,
ward him as before. Repeat this uu3Il
he shakes hts bead al the least upward
movement OF the hand. This signal.
as be learns bis leSsou more perfectly.
can be gradually lesSened until Il IL
very slight lndoesL To say Yes or
No Is very simple trick. and yet
there Is none that shows to better nd.
vantage OF course when horSe has
thoroughly learned to obey the signals
you can ask him some questions and
then. by the motion Of your hand.
make him say "YeS" or mo" as yoa
please.
To teach horse 20 shake hands. A1s-
ten short strap TO one fore foot below
the fetiock. Then. standing In fruss Of
the horse aud having the strap IN your
hand. say. shake hands" and tmnc-
diately pun up bis foot aud take Il IN
your hand. Then. xtiIl holding the foot.
reward and cares him exactly as you
would II be had given II 10 you nf his
own accord Keep repeating the op@r-
alton. being careful to reward hlsn only
while his foot Is IN yoar hand He viii
very soon learn TO give you Bis foot
the moment you reach your hand to
ward a.
To teach horse 10 lse dowa at a
word OF command arst select a Euoi.
smooth ps.c. Of grewnswHrd. whsre be
win not hurt himself. Harness him
with sureinxie and bride and strap
up bis OF fore foot. A cofnsnun hreech-
Ing strap 10 best fog this. the short
loop around his foot between tie fei.
lock and the hcof and the ioaS one
around his saEearm. Fasten osse cad
OF a strap 10 the aear fore foot below
the fstlock. pass tbs other end Up
through the surclaEie and take Il Ia
your rixhs hand and the bride rein Ia
your left hand Push hisn slightly. and
the uo1neat be steps pun sharply on
the strap
This Of course will bring him 10 his
knees. IL be = horse Of any spirit.
be will generally h.ht very periinh.
clonsly before be soes down: bet. hav-
Ing the use Of only his two hind legs,
he soon becomes wearksd aud rests
with his kyees On the ground Now
kAs&t As@1 Gf&& h@~s&FA iva AAfA ~ y "a
fail ever the ether way.
Hold him down for some minutes.
meanwhile speaking 10 him very sooth-
ingly. Feed him Jumps % sugar: In
fact. make as much as possible Of hlrs
while ia tbs g-osltion. Then release
him and rrl-ca; the leSsun. He 5000
learns 10 lie down very readily. and
thea you can enslt strappiuS bis OF
fore foot Later yssu can also abandon
the use OF the strap and sarcfnEle by
taking tbs near foot In your hand
Then yoa can accomplish the puTp-ose
by simply touching the near fore lex
with your hani and nnally By mo
ton OF your hand toward his lee.
You should always accompany the
signal by the command. Lie down.
By degrees be lsarns its meaning. and
the signal can be dispensed with. II
horse Is large and stronx. The trainer
must be cool. wide awake and alert.
Of tXsarysrtS<s hss may make a t.asfsh ~ n