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HOW TO MAKE A HORSE STAND WITH- 

 OUT HOLDING. 



After you have him well broken to follow you, 

 place him in the centre of the stable — begin at his 

 head to caress him, gradually working backwards. 

 If he moves, give him a cut with the whip, and 

 put him back to the same spot from which he start- 

 ed. If he stands, caress him as before, and con- 

 tinue gentling him in this way until you can get 

 round him without making him move. Keep 

 walking around him, increasing your pace, and 

 only touch him occasionally. Enlarge your circle 

 as you walk around, and if he then moves, give 

 him another cut with the whip, and put him back 

 to his place. If he stands, go to him frequently 

 and caress him, and then walk around him again. 

 Do not keep him in one position too loug at a time, 

 but make him come to you occasionally, and fol- 

 low you around the stable. Then make him stand 

 in another place, and proceed as before. You 

 should not train }our horse more than half an 

 hour at a time. 



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