The citizen., 1902-10-03
TRICKS FOR HORSES.
-,e ANNALS ARE EASILY TAUGHT
AND QUICK TO LEARN.

- can, without Much Trouble he
,ade 10 signal "Yes" and "No,' to
,I1pds and to Lie Down at
-. word Of Command.
r,,,ors are so many things that
sau be taught TO do, says Sue
thar it is hard to tell which to
.,..t Is best illustrating the methods
Which we teach them. The follow
~ however. will furnish the key:
IT rake pin in your hand, and, stand
- abreast of horses near shoul-
1or rrIck him lightly on the breast.
mis- resembles the bite of fly, and
:, drive off The nuisance he will bring
-, lr.. nose to his breast. This you
onr a Yes" and Immediately re-
I'D him by feeding him a lump of
.,,,,,r ar some other trifle that he likes
pnnoar tln operation till he brings
dowu his head at the slightest move
.,o,, II yanr hand toward his breast
~ degrees YOU can substitute simple
aownwa.l movement of the hand,
which IS less noticeable to an onlook-
or bp- equally effective.
Stsrf.o. In the same position, prick
him lightly with a pin on the top of his
nock III VIII at once shake his head,
which is accepted as NO" then re-
werd hm as before Repeat this until
be shakes lis head at the least upward
rova,eagt OF the hand This signal,
os he l.arns his lesson more perfectly,
can he gradually lesSened until it is
y,rr i FIT indeed. To say Yes" or
40" is very simple trick. and yet
tbere +, none that shows TO better ad-
vaDtaee of course when a horse has
tboroa--.y learned 10 obey the signals
rou caa ask him some questions and
then r the motion of your hand,
make a say Yes" or No" as you
please
To teach horse 10 shake hands. fas-
tenq ~- strap 10 one fore f3ot below
tbe fsta. Then, standing in front Of
tbe ha.>a ana having the strap in your
hand y Shake hands" and imme-
dla,e.v 1, up his foot and take il in
vour Then. still holding the foot.
rewa- I'D careSs him exactly as you
wou'l la lad given il 10 you Of his
own i Keep repeating the oper-
alton careful 10 reward him only
while FOOT : in your hand. He viii
very earn 70 give you his foot
the n II you reach your hand To-
ward
To Is 6 horse 10 lie down at
word command first select & good.
snoo.. eee Of s7eenswa-d. where he
wi. 1ur- himself Harness him
with 1--t1Ele and bride and strap
up Us fore foot 4 common breecl-
ing 5 bes- for this, the short
loop al his ~ between Tie fet-
lock tie hoof and the long one
arou. forearm Faste1 one end
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