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the off side, taking hold of the rope with your right hand, pull his 

 foot to his body; take a firm hold of this, holding the foot in this 

 position ; then take hold of the horse's halter with your left hand, 

 pull his head to you and press against his body with your elbow, 

 ujjing the words *' lie down." The majority of horses you can throw 

 in a minute, while others may fight you for three or four minutes, 

 but you will soon master them and they will have to come down. 



Second Position in Throwing a Horse. 



As soon as the animal has been thrown, take the rope that is under- 

 neath him, bring it under the surcingle and place it through the 

 ring of the halter, back under the surcingle again, and here you 

 have the rope to bring his head to his shoulder ; make him put his 

 head down to the ground, and then if you want to rattle pans or 

 shake bufialo robes around him, and he makes any attempt to get up, 

 ptill his head up immediately, which will prevent him from doing 

 so; then take a whip and crack it around him; give him to thor- 



