The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



to the haltering and takes no notice of it, bring 

 in a bridle and single reins, with a big snaffle 

 bit. You have already handled his mouth, 

 lips and tongue a lot, so you will have little 

 trouble. Let him see the bridle and reins, 

 which you should bundle up, and let him smell 

 them all he wants. Rub his neck and head 

 with the bundle while he is lying on his side, 

 and he will think it is some new variation of 

 the massaging process and will remain quite 

 unconcerned. Let him get up on the even keel. 

 Get the bit warm in your hand, or by pressing 

 it on his neck to get the chill oS, and, while 

 you are playing with his mouth, just slip it in 

 and go on massaging. He may not like it 

 and may resist a little; if so, remember the 

 oats, and he will forget all about the bit in his 

 eagerness to get at the oats. While he is 

 munching and thinking only of the oats, get 

 the bridle gently over his ears and on his head, 

 and buckle the throat-lash. The bit will bother 

 him a little at first ; but give him a few more 

 oats and go on massaging, and by and by 

 he will get quite used to this new disagreeable, 

 and forget all about it. 



With the bridle now on, pull him gently 

 but forcibly from the even keel position on to 

 his side, remembering to first bend his neck 

 to get the leverage, which, whether he likes 

 it or not, will make him come. He had got 

 used to the halter pull and responded cheer- 



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