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the horse one lesson a day for four or five days and 

 you will have a horse that you cannot make break a 

 tow string. In breaking this habit, it would be almost 

 fatal to success to let the horse feel that he could 

 resist at any point. No possible chances for defeat 

 should be taken. As before explained, in ordinary 

 cases all that is necessary is to hitch in this way, and 

 frighten back a little, at first by whatever excites him, 

 until he refuses to go back, when all inclination to 

 pull is overcome; when in serious cases, a sharp stroke 

 with a whip will be necessary. Always hitch the horse 

 first where he has been in the habit of resisting most, 

 or as near there as possible. You should never hitch 

 him first where you cannot, if necessary, touch him 

 with the whip. When he goes back correct him in- 

 stantly. When he jumps forward, make a noise, wave 

 flags over his head, or something of the kind, but do 

 not strike him with the whip, or hurt him with the 

 things you make racket with. The horse should be 

 hitched this way at several different places, and he may, 

 when left alone, try to pull again once or twice, but 

 this will only fix the impression the stronger, until 

 he will give up the contest. It does no good to treat 

 a horse just enough to make him stand quietly when 

 not excited or frightened. To overcome all inclina- 

 tion to pull back, he must be handled in such a manner 



