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his ears until he becomes quiet A few times bridling 

 with the cord will cure him of the vice. For grooming 

 or harnessing, use the cord the same. If he will not 

 stand quiet to be harnessed or groomed, a few sharp 

 pulls to the right and left will bring him to a surren- 

 der. Use the cord each time for a few days, and he 

 will become docile and quiet. 



Rollisi^ ill the Sta.ll. 



In the first place break your horse from rolling in 

 the stable, for it is a habit that cannot be indulged in 

 without a chance of being cast. Some horses will 

 get cast, bruised, and half strangled, yet he will roll 

 again the next night, and continue to as long as he 

 lives. My plan to break up this habit is to place a 

 thin, soft pad under the surcingle, with sharp nails 

 so arranged that they will run through the pad and 

 prick him, when he attempts to roll. 



Crettiiigf Cast in tlie Stall. 



If there is anything that will vex, and irritate the 

 proprietor of a stable, it is to have some one of his 

 horses getting cast in the stall. Every night a 

 thundering noise is heard, and some one calls out, 

 " you have a horse cast." Up he gets, hurries to the 

 stable, and with a great deal of hard labor they finall v 

 succeed in getting the horse to his feet, stiff, and 

 badly galled. Observe the following and you w^ill 

 have no such trouble. Place on your horse a five 

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