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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 dow7i by means of the coi'd. 

 -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 



