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the same process you did with the saddle, until you get him 

 familiar with it, so that you can put it on him and rattle 

 it about without his caring for it. As soon as he will bear 

 this, put on the lines, fondle him as you draw them over him and 

 drive him about in the stable till he will bear them over his hips. 

 The lines are a great aggravation to some colts and often frighten 

 them as much as if you were to raise a whip over them. As soon 

 as he is familiar with the harness and lines, take him out and put 

 him by the side of a gentle horse and go through the same process 

 that you did to gentle the balking horse. Always use a bridle with- 

 out blinds when you are breaking a horse to harness. 



To Make a Horse Lie Down What we want to teach 

 the horse must be commenced in some way to give him an idea of 

 what you require him to do and then be repeated till he learns it 

 perfectly. To make a horse lie down, bend his left fore-leg and 

 slip a loop over it, so that he cannot get it down. Then put a 

 surcingle around his body and fasten one end of a long strap 

 around the other fore leg, just above the hoof. Place the other end 

 under the surcingle, so as to keep the strap in the right hand ; stand 

 on the left side of the horse, grasp the bit in your left hand, pull 

 steadily on the strap with your right, bear against his shoulder till 

 you cause him to move. As soon as he lifts his weight, your pull- 

 ing will raise the other foot and he will have to come on his knees. 

 Keep the strap tight in your hands, so that he cannot straighten his 

 leg if he raises up. Hold him in this position and turn his head 

 toward you; bear against his side with your shoulder, not hard, but 

 with a steady, equal pressure, and in about ten minutes he will lie 

 down. As soon as he lies down he will be completely conquered and 

 you can handle him as you please. Take off the straps and 

 straighten out his legs, rub him lightly about the face and neck 

 with your hand the way the hair lies, handle all his legs, and after 

 he has lain ten or twenty minutes, let him get up again. After 

 resting him a short time, make him lie down as before. Repeat the 

 operation three or four times, which will be sufficient for one lesson. 

 Give him two lessons a day, and when you have given him a few 

 lessons he will lie down by taking hold of one foot. As soon as 

 he is well broken to lie down in mis way, tap him on the opposite 

 leg with a switch when you take hold of his foot and in a few days 

 he will lie down from the mere motion of the switch. 



To Make a Horse Follow Turn him into a large stable 

 or shed where there is no chance to get out with a halter or 

 bridle on. Go to him and gentle him a little; take hold of his 

 halter and turn him towards you, at the same, time touching him 

 lightly over the hips with a long whip. Lead him the length of 

 the stable, rubbing him on the neck, say ing in a steady tone or voice 

 as you lead him, " Come along," using his name always. Every 

 time you turn, touch him lightly with the whip, to make him step 

 up close to you and then caress him with your hand. He will soon 



