The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



and throw himseK on his side again, or he will 

 succeed in getting up and, feeling refreshed, 

 will have a bit more fight. But the second 

 fight won't last long, and, remembering how 

 pleasant it was when he was down, he soon 

 subsides. 



In either case, do a bit of massage again 

 especially of the head and ears, which will 

 please him, and take this opportunity to 

 halter him, which you can easily do, for, by 

 bunching the halter and rubbing his head 

 and ears with it to get him accustomed to its 

 feel and smell, he will think it is part of the 

 massage process. Keep on rubbing his face 

 while you slip it on, and he won't know any- 

 thing about it. 



Encourage the horse to get on a level keel 

 again and sit on his back, and, while there, 

 get a little tension on the halter rope, which 

 should Ue on the off side of his neck. Now 

 for the oats again ! Lean over as you sit and 

 give him a smell of the oats with your right 

 hand, and pull on the halter rope with the 

 lejt. Ordinarily he might resist the pull ; but 

 the smell of the oats brings his head round 

 sharp, and you must hold him with bent neck, 

 with the left hand, while he eats them out of 

 your right hand, and asks for more. Give him 

 some more, keeping his neck well bent with 

 the halter. After he has finished the oats, 

 move back from him and, using both hands, 



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