266 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



take off the throwing gear, and make him lie 

 down, by drawing his head round to, say, the 

 near side, with the rein, while standing alongside 

 the off shoulder. The horse will, now, easily 

 learn to lie down, on receiving a signal to do so, 

 by bringing his head round, or, even, by simply 

 saying the words, " Lie down," if they have 

 been employed from the commencement of the 

 teaching. It is, always, well to conduct these 

 lessons on a soft piece of ground with plenty of 

 litter on it ; so as to afford the animal an 

 inducement to lie down. Colonel Salkeld of the 

 2nd Bengal Cavalry has suggested to me the 

 advisability of giving this instruction to army 

 horses, when ordered, after parade, at a time 

 when they are, more or less, tired. 



" No" Take a pin, and prick the horse on 

 the crest with it, until he shakes his head, which 

 he will, readily, do, on that part becoming 

 irritated ; as that action is the only means he 



