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302. — Put harmless articles under his tail, and ]mll hi> tail 

 about in every direction. Handle the inside of his thijihs, or any 

 sensitive part about which he is likely to be ticklish, and 

 particularly practice handling hiin on any part that you know he 

 has objected to being touched. Sit on his back or side, sti'ide 

 him, crawl over him, put bridles of various kinds on his head, and 

 take them off repeatedly, and don't leave him until he is thoroiiuhly 

 gentle about his head. Lift his hind legs about witli a pok', or 

 ])ull them with a strap, or soft rope or webbing, and put various 

 articles between them, always repeating anything that he resists 

 until he quietly submits. If he wilfully tries to kick you, which 

 verv few horses will do when down, get half a sack of straw and 

 dangle it about his legs as long as you can get him to kick at it. 

 Don't mistake meie struggling for wilful kicking, as, although it 

 may be quite as dangerous to you, it is not a vice, or anytliing 

 that you need or can deal with. 



3Go. — The more comfortably the horse lies whilst all this 

 goes on, and the less his attention is diverted by any bonds or 

 pain, the more he will learn. You shoitld therefore attend to his 

 comfort, and use as little restraint as will keep him where you 

 want him. Most horses will make some resolute efforts to rise at 

 first, so that you will require to keep a watchful hold of the rein 

 for the first five minutes or so, but by that time they generally 

 give in, and often so completely that it is difficult to get them to 

 rise when you want them to. With a merely timid animal it is 

 best to keep them quietly down whilst you go through all the 

 above lessons, and then unstrap their legs, give them their head, 

 and let them get up easily. 



oG4. — If on the other hand you are dealing with a refractory, 

 resolute, determined animal, whoso confidence in himself you 

 want to lessen, protect his knees well, strap up both his fore legs, 

 give him his head, and let him get up and strtiggle on his knees 

 as long as he will. 



This will exhaust him very mucli, and wonderfidly lessen his 

 confidence in himself, and increase his respect for you. With 

 such a horse you must be very careful to have no unsuccessful 

 fighting. For instance, if he get> his head and springs to his 



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