EDUCATING THE HORSE. 295 



TO EDUCATE A BALKY HORSE TO DRAW 

 IN DOUBLE HARNESS. 



Persons have resorted to many things in order 

 to make a balky horse draw, and, after labor- 

 ing for months, have seen all their efforts fail 

 and are often disappointed by finding their ani- 

 mal worse instead of better. Let me assure the 

 reader that however other methods may have 

 failed, if he will but follow the subjoined instruc- 

 tions he will certainly accomplish the end de- 

 sired. 



Instructions. Take a small strong rope, about 

 a quarter of an inch in diameter and sixteen feet 

 long, double the rope and place it under the 

 balky horse's tail ; carry the ends up through a 

 ring attached to the crupper or hip-straps, then 

 pass them through the terret-ring on the saddle 

 of the harness, and bring the ends to the true 

 horse's hame-ring ; then tie firmly, exercising 

 judgment about the slack to be given to the cord ; 

 then commence to draw slowly and your balky 

 horse will soon learn that he has got to move 

 with his mate. 



