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this kind of training, it soon becomes difficult to catch, and re« 

 quires education in order to counteract this bad habit. 



Du-ections : Put on the Bonaparte bridle, and tie a knot at the 

 mouth, so as to prevent it from slipping down to his teeth, when 

 he might sever the cork ; then carry it up to his mane over the 

 shoulder; tie the mane together with a string; then pass the 

 cord through the loop thus made with the mane, and carry the 

 cord through a loop made in the tail b}? same means, and let 

 your cord lay out behind from ten to fifty feet, as required. 

 Now, when you want your horse, go carefully up behind him 

 and take a firm hold of the cord, and say ^' Come here," at the 

 same time pulling with all your might. By giving him three 

 or four lessons of this kind, you may safely take off the cord 

 and go into the field, standing about the same distance as when 

 you last pulled on the cord, and repeat the words '^ come here; 

 he will quickly obey your voice, and give you no more trouble 

 in catching him. 



When it is remembered how much time is often lost in catch- 

 ing a horse in the field, it will be seen that, in money value, this 

 simple point of horse education will more than repay the cost of 

 this book to the owner of a horse that has heretofore been bad to 

 catch ; and the saving of temper as well as time will make the 

 improvement in his habits doubly valuable. Both the man and 

 the horse are made better by it. 



To Educate a Horse not to Eear under the Saddle or 

 before a Carriage. 



Attach a small cord tightly around the swell of the body, tied 

 with a loop-knot, and carry it back into the carriage. By doing 

 this you prevent your horse from rearing, inasmuch as he is un- 

 able to expand his body, and, without doing' so, it is impossible 

 for him to rear. Simple as is this method, the reader, if he 

 should have occasion to practice it, will find the idea of great 

 value, as it will never fail to prove effectual in removing this, to 

 say the least, unpleasant and often dangerous habit. It is possible 

 that the habit might be broken up in other ways, but there are none 

 so harmless and easy of application as is the one I have described. 



