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your hand to your lieart ; be always sure to treat the animal 

 kindly for well-doing, and caress him wiien. he deserves it, and lie 

 will repay you by his love for you and willingness to do your 

 biddins;. 



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To Educate a Horse to Mount a Pedestal. 



First make the Gleason bridle, and place it on your horse, 

 then lead him quietly up to the pedestal, and say to him, ^'Get 

 up witli your forefeet!'' of course he will not obey"; now you 

 must teach him your meaning. While you hold the bridle let 

 some one take hold of his front foot, raise it carefully and place 

 it on the pedestal ; then caress him, after which say ''Get down !" 

 at the same time using your bridle in gently backing him. 

 When he puts his foot down do not omit to caress him. Kepeat 

 this until he will obey when spoken to, then go through the 

 same process watli the other foot. After this, place both feet on 

 the pedestal ; then require him to get dow^n, then up and down 

 till he will obey you without the use of the bridle. Great care 

 should be taken not to excite the horse while educating him, for 

 when excited his brain becomes muddled, and he is unfitted for 

 retaining your instruction. 



To make your horse stand on three legs ; take a pin, and place 

 it in the end of your whip-stock, and with the point prick him 

 slightly on the leg, in front, just below the fetlock joint, but not 

 hard enough to make him kick ; repeat this several times accom- 

 panied by the words, "hold up your foot !" continuing to rejjeat 

 the punishment and words until he will obey the command with- 

 out punishment. 



How to Make a Horse Waltz. 



Tie his head to his side by means of a surcingle and cord, 

 fastening the cord at the side, r.eaching from the mouth : touch 

 him lightly with the whip. He has to go, and, of course, he must 

 go around and around. He soon learns perfectly to waltz by the 

 motion of the whip, the teacher still repeating the word "waltz." 



