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to him. Call in a third, and a fourth, and perform 

 the same ; always retiring suddenly from the horse, 

 as if they were afraid of him, every time he leers 

 at them, or endeavors to bite them. These lessons, 

 repeated a few days, will inspire your horse with 

 so much mistrust against every person but your- 

 self, and a certain confidence in his own strength, 

 that he will not suffer any one but yourself to 

 come near him. 



TO PREVENT A HORSE FROM PULLING UPON 



HIS BRIDLE-REINS, IN ORDER TO BREAK 



THEM. 



Put a halter, (of that kind which Spaniards call 

 a jaquima, used to iride young horses: it goes over 

 their ears, comes down and crosses their nose, and 

 has a throat-latch to it,) upon your horse, so strong 

 that it cannot be easily broken, and tie it to a tree 

 so small that it will bend a little, if the horse pull* 

 with all his strength. Scare him. Run up before 

 him. Give him even a light stroke or two with 

 the whip : speaking to him to be quiet, whenever 

 he pulls upon the rope. In a short time, he will 

 see that it is imposssible for him to break it ; and, 

 by exercising him twice a day for half an hour, 



each day in about a week, he will no longer pull 



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