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educating to the trick in question. Some difficult}" may at first 

 be experienced, but by patience and perseverance you will not fail. 

 Take an ordinary pole-strap and place it on your horse below 

 the fetlock joint on the off fore-foot; now take one loose turn 

 round the nigh fore-foot, and take the end of the sti'ap in one 

 hand, with the other hand pull gently on the bridle, using the 

 words as instructed. Your animal will attempt to obey, but will 

 ii^a himself somewhat hampered, yet he will quickly learn. If 

 he should at first move a foot to please you, say ^'Whoa,'^ and 

 then caress. !Make your lesson short, and do not try to force him 

 too much, for if you do, he will becoma excited and resist your effort. 



How to make a Horse walk up. 



First put a rope around his neck, bring it down through his 

 mouth, back through the loop on the neck, jerk him till he raises 

 his fore-feet the least bit, then stop and caress him ; then check 

 him up tight to a surcingle — from the bit to the side-ring is the 

 better way ; then jerk on the cord, and he will soon get up erect ; 

 repeat, still caressing him well for all he does ; he will soon get 

 up at the motion of the whip. You should, when practicing 

 him, repeat the words, ''get up, sir!" It is in this manner I 

 taught Tom Thumb to go up and down stairs, and to perform on 

 the stage in different places, affording amusement to thousands 

 of witnesses. 



To Educate a Horse to Sit Down. 



Horses differ very much in their capacity for being taught, 

 therefore, if you desire a pleasing subject, select one that is 

 tractable. Directions : Make the Bonaparte bridle, and place it 

 on your horse, so that you may have him under proper control, 

 then put on him a common hame collar ; now take two pole- 

 straps and place one on each hind-leg, below the fetlock joint, 

 and attach a cord, saj^ twelve feet long, to each strap, carry your 

 cord up through the collar on each side and bring the ends behind 

 him, holding also the end of the Bonaparte bridle in your hand, 

 and commence to pull on your cords ; now repeat over the words, 

 "sit down "; as he goes backwards draw up still more on your 

 cords, until he shall sit down. Do not allow him to remain in 



