78 HORSE-TRAINING MADE EASY. 



upon the cord ; repeat the operation until he wiil 

 go back by the motion of the whip alone. Should 

 he make repeated efforts to go forward, bring the 

 whip quickly once or twice down over his nose, 

 he will not then repeat the operation very often ; 

 with this training, it is necessary to use an open 

 bridle, so that the animal will see the motions of 

 the whip ; you are now prepared to hook him up 

 for the first drive. Take an assistant with you ; 

 have the foot-strap or long web secured upon the 

 near fore foot; give it in charge of your assistant; 

 let the lines lie over the dash, as a matter of pre- 

 caution. Now commence operations with the 

 whip; if the animal acts promptly, remove the 

 foot web, and begin again, having the lines over 

 the dash as before ; drive the animal in this way 

 at least two or three weeks before removing the 

 bit from the mouth. Your horse is now safe to 

 drive under the whip. 



TO TEACH A HORSE TRICKS. 



It is necessary, in teaching horses to perform 

 tricks, to have in addition to the webbing the im- 

 plements known as the Rarey straps, by which 

 means you teach the animal to lie down, &c. 



THE SHORT STRAP. 



A common breeching strap is all that is neces- 

 sary ; it is used to strap up the foot (see engrav- 

 ing). Open the loop, keeping the buckle on the 

 outside, put the loop over the foot, then raise the 



