HORSE-TRAINING MADE EASY 



LEARNING TO BACK. 



much or you will have him resist you ; therefore, 

 do not continue your lesson more than five or ten 

 minutes at any one time ; on repeating the lesson 

 a few hours later, the animal will usually yield 

 and back freely. Now try him with the line 

 alone; if he obeys, you may remove the cord 

 altogether. Occasionally, we fi.nd an animal 

 which will not yield to this treatment; we then 

 take the short web, put it around the near fore 

 foot, carry it over the back from the off-side, have 

 a bridle upon the animal, take hold of it close to 

 the bit with your left hand on the near side, 

 having the web in the right hand, with which 

 bring up the near fore foot, holding it up by the 

 web, now press backwards upon the bit, this 



