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you sit upon his back, holding the bridle-rein in 

 the left hand ; should he act badly, pull up the 

 off foot with the web, at the same time pat him 

 o-ently upon the neck with the left hand ; there 

 Ts no danger in taking up the foot in this manner, 

 provided you do not pull upon the reins at the 

 same time. Let down the foot in a few minutes, 

 and turn the colt around several times by pulling 

 upon the off rein, then reverse the action by pull- 

 ing upon the near rein ; now turn him to the 

 right, then to the left, several times. Should he 

 still be restive, take up the foot again, and so re- 

 peat until he performs his part properly — then -do 

 not fail to caress him. Make the first lesson a 

 short one, and gradually increase it from time to 

 time as occasion may require. This method 

 rarely requires the whip, and is certainly attended 

 with less danger than the old and tedious one of 

 riding a colt. We now come to 



WHIP TRAINING 



To train a horse thoroughly to drive without 

 bit or line under the whip, requires from four to 

 six weeks' time; it requires also a man of strong 

 nerve and self-control to be a successful trainer in 

 this particular branch. Whip training illustrates 

 the beauty and power of our system of horse 

 training. Such a feat as driving a horse without 

 bit or line cannot be accomplished by any other 

 system known to man. Having selected a horse 

 with a moderate share of intellig-ence, the nex.i 



