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the same manner ; observing always to augment the 

 force of the strokes whenever the horse will permit 

 it. Perform the same on both sides of the neck, 

 until he lets you take it in your arms without 

 flinching. 



" Proceed in the same progressive manner to the 

 sides, and then to the back of the horse. Every time 

 the horse shows any nervousness, return imme- 

 diately to the forehead as the true standard, patting 

 him with your hands, and thence rapidly to where 

 you had already arrived, always gaining ground a 

 considerable distance farther on every time this 

 happens. The head, ears, neck, and body being 

 thus gentled, proceed from the back to the root of 

 the tail. 



" This must be managed with dexterity, as a horse 

 is never to be depended on that is skittish about the 

 tail. Let your hand fall lightly and rapidly on that 

 part next to the body a minute or two, and then you 

 will begin to give it a slight pull upwards every 

 quarter of a minute. At the same time you con- 

 tinue this handling of him, augment the force of the 

 strokes as well as the raising of the tail, until you 

 can raise it and handle it with the greatest ease, 

 which commonly happens in a quarter of an hour in 

 most horses, in others almost immediately, and in 

 some much longer. It now remains to handle all 

 his legs ; from the tail come back again to the head, 

 handle it well, as likewise the ears, breast, neck, &c., 



