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to get up. Repeat this lesson until he will come down 

 readily. Then use only the strap over the back, and 

 which have on the near foot, and bring him on his 

 knees gently, when he will soon lie down. When he 

 will come on his knees readily by taking up the foot 

 in this way, take up the foot with the hand, asking 

 him to lie down. He will soon come down. When 

 he will come on his knees readily by taking up the 

 foot with the hand, simply stoop as if intending to 

 take it up, saying, "Lie down, sir." Then make him 

 come down by a motion of the hand, and finally by 

 simply telling him to lie down. If a colt, use but the 

 single strap over the body at first, which will soon 

 cause him to come on his knees. In teaching a horse 

 to lie down, be gentle, caress and reward him for ly- 

 ing down, and your horse, comprehending what you 

 want, and finding himself paid for compliance, will 

 soon be as anxious to get down for the reward as you 

 are to have him do so. 



TO SIT UP. 



When your horse will lie down readily, you can 

 then teach him to sit up like a dog, easily. If young, 

 and not very heavy and strong, you can easily prevent 

 his getting up without tying down. First cause him 

 to lie down, having on him a common bridle with the 

 reins over the neck; then step behind him and place 

 the right foot firmly on the tail, the reins in your 

 hands. Then say, " Get up, sir." The horse, rising 

 from a recumbent position, first turns on his belly, 

 throws out his forward feet and raises himself on 

 them, springs forward and rises on hind feet. Now, 

 standing upon his tail firmly, and pulling back upon 

 the reins when he attempts to spring forward and up, 

 will prevent his doing so, and you hold him sitting 



