Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Commence showing your friendship by rubbing the horse’s face with your hand, then snap and explode percussion caps with your hand, then snap and explode percussion caps with a pistol; let the horse frequently smell the powder and smoke, then you fire small reports, until all fear is removed, then overhead and behind the horse, until all is free. If you have a very wild horse, place him in a stall, so as to have him safe, then fire a gun all around him, and go often up to him, speak to him, and rub him in the face, and then fire the gun again, until he is free from starting. To make a horse used to an umbrella, walk before him, raising it up and shutting it again; let him smell it, and rub it over his head; then get on him, gently raise it and ride him until fear is over.