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the ney action of the legs may cause liim to stumble ; but after 

 a ftiw mirutes j'ou may increase his speed, and you will be de- 

 lighted to see your horse trotting at a rate that will astonish 

 you. 



To Educate a Horse to Trot. 



The appliance required to form tlie trotting rig is arranged as 

 follows : 



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

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

 part of the leg, by means of a small ring. Then take a standing 

 martingale and attach a small pulley on the lower end of the 

 martingale ; then take a small, strong cord, tying one end in 

 the ring on one hind-leg, passing the other end through the pul- 

 ley, bringing it back to the other hind-leg, and tie it in the ring; 

 adjust the rope in accordance with the stride of your horse, ob- 

 serving to drive him very slow for a time until he shall become 

 accustomed to the rig. 



This idea with alterations as hereinafter set forth may be 

 successfully applied to horses while being used by the husband- 

 man in ploughing, that are addicted to the habit of kicking. I 

 have already given the reader a number of ideas on this point 

 that, if used in accordance with instructions, will not fail to give 

 satisfaction. 



Put on the liorse the trotting-rig, as seen in engraving, with 

 the exception of the standing martingale attached from the pul- 

 ley to the bit-ring of the bridle ; then through the eye of the 

 pulley insert a small cord, say twelve feet long, carry both ends 

 up between the fore-legs, pass one end through the bit-ring on 

 the off-side up over the head, and down on the nigh-side of the 

 head to the bit-ring, and then tie it. Now take the other end of 

 the cord and carry it up on the nigh-side through the bit-ring 

 and pass it over the head down to the bit-ring on the off-side and 

 there tie it. By thus manipulating your cord you will perceive 

 that you have a system of severely punishing the horse when he 

 shall kick. 



