The Farmer's Friend: The Horseman's Guide, and Horsemanship Made Easy in One Lesson (Classic Reprint)

Take your colt into a tight room or pen, and with a long whip commence snapping at the colt's hind legs, taking care not to hit above the hocks, stopping immediately when the colt turns his head towards you. While his head is towards you, approach him with the left hand extended towards him, holding your whip in the right, ready to snap him as soon as he turns his head from you. In this way you can soon get your hands upon him. As soon as you have done this, be careful to caress him for his Obedience, and snap him for his disobedience. In this way he will soon learn that he is safest in your presence with his head towards you, and in a very short time you cannot keep him away from you. Speak kindly and firmly to him, all the time caressing him, calling him by name, and saying ho, boy, or ho, Dina, or some familiar word that he will soon learn.

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