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ing his head to his shoulder. If the horse is nervous and excitable, 

 have 3'our assistants crack the whip, rattle tin paas and shoot fire- 

 arms around him, until he will lie perfectly quiet, with his head 

 resting on the ground. In order to familiarize your horse to all ob- 

 jects of which he is afraid, repeat this lesson once a day for three or 

 four days. I would recommend that every horse should be thrown, 

 as it takes the conceit out of him. 



Fourth Position in Tbrowing: and Sho^nin^ the Horse Down. 



Question. How do you make your surcingle, and what will it cost ? 



Answer. My surcingle that I use in all of my exhibitions is eight 

 feet long, and around the horse's body four inches wide, with a three- 

 inch buckle, and the part of the surcingle that goes through the 

 buckle two and one-half inches wide. When the surcingle is on 

 the horse the buckle comes right on the side of the animal, under- 

 neath the horse's body. There are four two-inch rings, one on each 

 side, one underneath, and on the top of the surcingle a ring. These 

 rings underneath the horse's body are used for the working of my 



