EDUCATING THE HORSE. 277 



TO EDUCATE A HORSE TO TROT. 



The appliance required to form the trotting 

 rig is arranged as follows : 



Take four hame-straps, attach two on each 

 hind-leg, one above and one below the gambol- 

 joint, confining the straps on the front part of 

 the leg, by means of a small ring. Then take a 

 standing martingale and attach a small pulley 

 on the lower end of the martingale ; then take a 

 small, strong cord, tying one end in the ring on 

 one hind-leg, passing the other end through the 

 pulley, bringing it back to the other hind-leg, 

 and tie it in the ring ; adjust the rope in accord- 

 ance with the stride of your horse, observing to 

 drive him very slow for a time until he shall 

 become accustomed to the rig. 



This idea with alterations as hereinafter set 

 forth may be successfully applied to horses while 

 being used by the husbandman in ploughing, 



