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touch his breast. To the spectator he has answered 

 your questions as though he knew what you were saying, 

 and the horse appears intelligent. You will always 

 observe that the man exhibiting trick horses is desirous 

 of impressing his audience that the horse is a " reasoning 

 animal." 



TO TEACH A HORSE TO APPEAR VICIOUS 



This trick is very easily taught. In fact, most 

 people who own three or more horses have at least one 

 that is pretty well trained in this way. This is caused 

 by a misunderstanding between the horse and driver. 



About all that is required in teaching this trick is to 

 tease the horse a little, and then pretend to be afraid of 

 him by running away. After he has learned that he 

 can make you run, he will lay back his ears and act 

 vicious whenever you act timid. When you stand your 

 ground fearlessly, he will act as docile and tractable as 

 any horse. This is one of the easiest taught yet most 

 sensational tricks a horse performs. 



TEACHING A HORSE TO JUMP 



Nail a block of wood, about a foot and a half high 

 from the ground, against a building. Place the end 

 of the railing on this block and place the other end on a 



