Evening journal., 1902-10-02
HORSE EASILY
TAUGHT TRICKS
They Can, Without Much.
Trouble, Be Made to Sig
nal "Yes' and mo"

There are so many things that
horse can be taught to Go. says Sue
cess that 1t is hard to tell which to
select as best illustrating the methods
by which we teach them. The follow
Ing, however, win furnish the key:
! Take pin IN your hand and, stand
Ing abreast OF horses near Shout
der, prick him lightly ON Che breast
This resembles the bite Of a fly. and
to drive or the nuisance he will brine
down his nose to his breast. This von
accept as "Yes" ard immediately re-
ward him by feeding him lump of
sugar or some other trihe that he likes.
Repeat the operation till he brings
down his head at the slightest move
ment OF your hand toward his breast.
BY degrees you can substitute simple
downward movement OF the hand.
which is less noticeable to an onlook
er, but equally effective.
Standing in the same position. n,icsx
him lightly with pin on the top Of his
neck lie will at once shake h!s bead.
which is accepted as MOI then re-
ward him as before. Repeat this unti
he shakes his head at the ioast UPWARD
movement OF the hand This slellal
as he learns his lesson mare perfectly.
can be gradually Iessened until It "a
very slight indeed. To say ''Yee" or
-No" is a very simple trick, and vet
there is none that shows to better ad-
vantage. OF course when horse has
thoroughly learned 10 obey the signals
you can ask him some questions and
then, by the motion OF your hand.
make him say Yes OF "No'' as YOU
please.
To teach horse to shake bands. fas-
ten a short strap TO one fore foot below
the fetlock. Then. standing IN front OF
the horse and having the strapin your
hand, say, "Shake hands," and imme-
diately pull up his foot and take It in
your hand. Then. still holding the foot
reward and caress him exactly as you
would If be had given it 10 you VI his
own accord. Keep repeating the oper-
ation being careful TO reward him only
while his foot is IN your hand. He will
very soon learn to give you his foot
the moment you reach your hand to-
ward IT,
To teach q horse 20 lie down at q
word Of command first select a good,
smooth piece OF greensward, where he
will not hurt himself Harness him
with a surcingle and bride and strap
up his Off fore foot A common breech-
ing strap is best for this, the short
loop around his foot between the fet-
lock and the hoof and the long one
around his forearm. Fasten one end
Of strap to the near fore foot below
the fetlock. pGss. the other end up
through the surcingle and take 1t In
your right hand and the bride rein IN
your left hand. Push him slightly, and
the moment he steps pull sharply on
the strap.
This Of course VIII bring him to his
knees. II he IS horse Of any spirit,
he will generally fight very pertina-
ciously before he goes down; but, hav-
ing tho use OF only his two hind legs,
he soon becomes wearicd and rests
with his knees on the ground. Now
pull his head toward you, and he will
fall over the other way. ~ hlis-
Hold him down for some minutes,
meanwhile speaking 20 him very sooth-
ingly. Feed him Jumps Of sugar; IN
fact. make as much as possible Of him
while in this position. Then release
him and repeat the lesson. he soon
learns 10 lie down very readily, and
then you can omit strapping bis OF
fore foot Later you can also Gbandon
the use Of the strap and surcingle by
taking his near foot in your hand
Then you can accomplish the purpose
by simply touching the near fore leg
with your hand and finally by a mo
ton OF your hand townrd his leg.
You should always accompany the
signal by the command, lie DOWN.
By degrees he learns its meaning, ard
the signal can be dispersed with. II a
horse is large aud strong the trainer
must be cool, wide awake and niert;
otherwise he may make botch Of 1t
and intuRe the horse or himself or
both.