EDUCATING THE HORSE. 169 



HOW TO LAY A HORSE DOWN. 



Place a rope or rein around the horse's body, 

 forming a surcingle; pass the other end under 

 the tail and bring it back, tying it to the part 

 around the body, thus forming a surcingle and 

 crooper ; also put a ring, say an inch in diameter, 

 in the surcingle on the back ; then strap up the 

 nigh fore-leg as follows : take a quarter-strap, 

 pass it two or three times around below the fet- 

 lock, then through the keeper ; bring the leg up 

 and buckle close to the belly ; place around the 

 neck a quarter-inch strong rope, loosely, fixing 

 the knot so it will not slipff; bring the end down 

 the near side of the head, through the mouth, 

 and back on the off-side through the ring in the 

 surcingle ; now take a position on the nigh-sid^ 

 of the horse, commencing to pull gently, allow- 

 ing him to struggle a short time, after which he 

 will lie down quite easily, without sustaining any 

 injury. 



