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HOW TO TEACH A IIOE.SK TO FOLLOW YOU. 



Place him in a large barn with a bridle on, gentle him a 

 iittle. Take hold of the bridle, turn him towards you, 

 at the same time touch Mm lightly with a long whip over 

 i;he shoulders. Lead him the length of the barn, cares 

 ing him, at the same time come along — calling him by 

 name in a gentle tone of voice. Each time he turns, 

 touch him with the whip to keep him up close to you. 

 He will soon learn to keep close to you to escaj^e the 

 whip and to be caressed, and he will follow without tak- 

 ing hold of the bridle. If he should stop, give him a 

 isliarp cut about the liind legs ; he will soon turn towards 

 you, when he should be caressed. After a few lessons of 

 this kind, he will run after you when he sees the motion 

 of the whip. He may then be taken into a yard, and 

 then in the road or anywhere else. 



HOW TO TEACH A HOESE TO STAND WITHOUT HOLDING. 



After he has learned to follow you, place him in the cen- 

 tre of the stable, begin at his neck to caress him, gradu- 

 ally working backwards, until you can get around him 

 without making him m.ove, tlieu gradually enlarge your 

 circle. If he moves, give him a sharp cut with a wliip, 

 and i^lace him back in his place. If he stands, apj^roach 

 him occasionally and caress him. Make him come to 

 jou occasionally and follow you ; not keeping him in one 

 position too long — half an hour is long enough to train 

 a horse at a time. 



HOW TO TEACH A HOESE TO PACE AND INCREASE HIS STRIDE. 



If you wish to learn yom- horse to pace, buckle a six 

 pound weight around each ankle of his liind legs ; ride • 

 him briskly . with these weights attached, at the same time 

 alternately twitch each rein of the bridle ; this will throw 

 him into a pace : repeat the lessons every day for a short 

 time, and then decrease the weights graduall}^ for twelve 

 days, when they may be entirely removed. If you de- 

 sire to increase the stride of either a trotting or pacing 

 fa^orsCj buckle a strap around the arm of each fore-leo*. 



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