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on his knees. Keep the strap tight in your hand, 

 so that he cannot straighten his leg if he rises up. 

 Hold him in this position, and turn his head to- 

 wards you ; bear against his side with your shoul- 

 der, not hard, but with a steady, equal pressure, 

 and in about ten minutes he will lie down. As 

 soon as he lies down, he will be completely con- 

 quered, and you can handle him as you please. 

 Take ofi* the straps, and straighten out his legs; 

 rub him lightly about the face and neck with your 

 hand the way the hair lies ; handle all his legs, and 

 after he has lain ten or twenty minutes, let him 

 get up again. After resting him a short time 

 make him lie down as before. Repeat the opera- 

 tion three or four times, which will be sufficient for 

 one lesson. Give him two lessons a day, and when 

 you have given him four lessons, he will lie down 

 by taking hold of one foot. As soon as he is well 

 broken to lie down in this way, tap him on the op- 

 posite leg with a stick when you take hold of his 

 foot, and in a few days he will lie down from the 

 mere motion of the stick. 



HOW TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU. 



Turn him into a large stable or shed, where 

 there is no chance to get out, with a halter or bri- 



