90 SYSTEM FOK TKAINING- CAVALEY HORSES. 



before lie will allow you to buckle up liis leg ; if lie re- 

 sists, you have nothing for it hut patience ; you must 

 stroke him, you must fondle him, until he lets you 

 enthral him. Sometimes it may be better to lay 

 the loop open on the ground, and let the horse step 

 into it. 



Take care that your buckle is of the very best 

 quality and the leather sound, for, in this lesson, the 

 breaking of any of the straps would give a temporary 

 advantage to the horse, and do harm. 



It is better the buckle should be inside the leg if 

 you mean the horse to fall toward you, because then it 

 is easier to unbuckle when he is on the ground. 



The near fore-leg being securely strapped, and the 

 horse, if so inclined, secured from biting by a wooden 

 bit, the next stej) is to make him hop about on three 

 legs. 



There is something in this operation of taking up 

 one foot that conquers a horse quicker and better than 

 any thing else you can do to him. There is no process 

 in the world equal to it to break a kicking horse, and 

 without any danger of hurting either himself- or you ; 

 for in this position you can handle him and work with 

 him either in or out of harness, there being no danger 

 of his kicking you, or of his running fast enough to 

 do harm. 



A horse can hop about on three legs for some time, 

 but he must be made to do so very gently, speaking 

 to him very kindly ; when he has hopped as long as 



