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while thus under control, handle his head and ears, after which 

 put your bridle on and off several times, exercising patience and 

 being careful to avoid anything like roughness. Should he reMst, 

 punish him in the mouth, using your best judgment to avoid 

 severity, and so soon as he submits caress. As to the former, 

 where a dislike to be bridled arises from abuses, kindness must 

 govern the conduct of the educator. By using my Bonaparte 

 bridle you will be able to control and counteract all predisposi- 

 tion to resist your efforts in a very short time. Should there be 

 sores about the animal's head, j^ou had better restore to sound- 

 ness before you attempt to educate to comply with your 

 wishes. 



To Educate a Single-footed Horse to Trot Square. 



Upon the hind leg of the horse that hitches or single-foots, 

 place two hame-straps, one above and one below the gambol- 

 joint, attaching a ring on front, by which means the straps are 

 confined ; then place a small strap on the opposite front leg just 

 below the knee-joint, now buckle on a strap from fore-leg to 

 hind-leg, passing it up under the surcingle. 'Now proceed to 

 drive your horse, and you will at once discover that he cannot 

 single-foot, but must trot. By paying particular attention to 

 the instructions given, the pleasing result will follow and 3'our 

 horse will be taught to abandon the habit. The reader must l)e 

 careful not to trot his horse fast up hill nor allow him to draw 

 too much weight while trotting. 



To Educate a Pacing Horse to Trot. 



Take four hame-straps, attach two on each hind-leg, one above 

 and one below the gambol-joint, confining the straps on the front 

 of the leg by means of a small ring. TJien place two hame-straps 

 on the front legs just below the knee joint ; buckle a strap from 

 each fore-leg, carrying them up under the surcingle, and attach 

 them to the rings in front of hind-legs, crossing strap from off 

 fore-leg to nigh hind-leg, and from nigh fore-leg to off hind-leg ; 

 now commence to drive your horse, walking him very slow, as 



