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down by pulling his head round, which I shall 

 presently describe ; so as to take some of the 

 " fight" out of him, and to prevent him, as much 

 as possible, from "knocking himself about." 



Making the Horse lie down by means of the cord. 

 If the horse refuses to give in, we may make him 

 lie down in the following manner, which Professor 

 Sample informs me was invented by the American 

 " horse- tamer," Hamilton. It is a modified and 

 greatly improved form of Rarey's method. Place 

 on the horse, a surcingle which has three rings 

 on its pad, and attach a crupper to the rearmost 

 ring. Tie a rope to the tail for an assistant to 

 hold ; so as to be able to pull the horse over, 

 on the proper side, if he appears likely to fall 

 the wrong way. Put on the horse's head, a 

 leather head-stall, having a circular D on one 

 side, or attach an iron ring to the D, so that 

 the cord which has to be employed, may run 

 smoothly through it. Fix a strong cord to the 



