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This bridle is very valuable for teaching horses to follow yon. 

 Take hold of the strap with your left hand, stand directly in 

 front of your horse, taking a buggy whip in your right hand ; 

 you crack the whip and say "come here,'^ at the same time 

 pulling the rope. Keep practicing this on the horse for 20 or 



Sbouing Double Safety Strap on Off Horse in Double Team, Fsed in 

 Driving a Bolter or Plaui^er or any General 3Ieau Morse in Double 

 Harness. 



30 minutes ; he will soon understand that when you crack the 

 whip that it means for him to come to you. As soon as he 

 comes to you pat him or caress him, feed him an apple, and 

 after you have given him two or three lessons you can call him 

 from almost any distance by the crack of the whip. 



Question. What do you think of clipping horses ? 



Ansiuer. For driving horses who have a thick coat of very 

 long hair, I would recommend clipping, 'for in such cases the 

 horse can be much more easily taken care of, and really, I think 

 he is benefited by it. But, in all cases, when you remove na- 

 ture's covering you must substitute another^ in the way of warm 



