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unconditionall^r,, you should caress him, and treat him 

 kindly until he is cooled off a little; then put him in 

 the stable until the next day. Give him one lesson a 

 day, similar to the one just described, for three or four 

 days, not making the lesson longer than one hour a 

 day. Then you will have thoroughly taught the horse 

 that you are his master, and that things liable to 

 frighten him, or cause kicking, are entirely harmless. 

 In manipulating this Double Safety Eope, always have 

 leggings or knee pads on your horses front legs, and 

 there will be no danger of hurting him. If it is a 

 horse that kicks single, you are now ready to put him 

 in shafts. Put on the Double Safety Rope; by having 

 two rings in the belly band of your harness, you can 

 use the Double Safety Eope with the harness on, as well 

 as with the surcingle; and also apply it after he is 

 hitched up. Before hitching him up, tie the tugs into 

 the breeching rings and run the lines through the shaft 

 bearers, and test him again with the tin pans and sleigh 

 bells hitting his heels, by having them attached to 

 crupper, and driving him around awhile until sub- 

 missive. Now hitch him up and ask him to go; if he 

 tries to kick, pull on the rope and touch him with the 

 whip, and show him that you can master him in the 

 shafts as well as out. 



As soon as he becomes gentle, and is willing to go 



