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and resists hard lie should be thrown a number of times. 

 Then let him on his feet, and put on the Double Safety 

 Rope; take the lines back through the shaft bearers 

 of the harness, get behind the horse, take the rope and 

 whip in the right hand, and the lines in the left. Use 

 a guy-line as described under the description of appli- 

 ances; have an assistant stand about fifteen feet in 

 front, a little to the right or left of the horse; just as 

 you give the command to go, hit the horse with the 

 whip, and have your assistant pull on the guy-line at 

 the same time. You will find that it will cause him to 

 move very quickly ; and if he lunges or wants to go too 

 fast, you can hold him in check with the rope. N'ow 

 give him a thorough handling with the Double Safety 

 Rope. Teach him the commands that are necessary 

 for him to know, on the same principle that we teach 

 a colt; except in teaching a balky horse these corh- 

 mands, we use more severity in the action we associate 

 with the command. For instance: When we say Get 

 Up ! we give him a hard stroke with the whip around 

 the hind legs, and have him pulled out with the guy- 

 line; and when we say Whoa! we bring him to his knees, 

 iWe thus teach him that it is no partnership affair; 

 showing: him that Get up ! means to move forward 

 and that Whoa ! means to stop right on the spot. Give 

 him to understand that we are going to have it our 



