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will go right along. If you want to break a horse from 

 baulking that has long been in that habit, you ought to 

 set apart a half-day for that purpose. Put him by the side 

 of some steady horse ; have driving reins on them ; tie up 

 all the traces and straps, so that there will be nothing to 

 excite them ; do not rein tliem up, but let them have their 

 he.cids loose. Walk them about together for some time as 

 slowly and lazily as possible ; stop often, and go up to 

 your baulky horse and gentle him. Do not take any whip 

 about him, or do anything to excite him, but keep him 

 just as quiet as you can. He will soon learn to start off 

 at the word, and stop whenever you tell him. 



As soon as he performs rightly, hitch him in an empty 

 wagon ; have it standing in a favorable position for start- 

 ing. It would be well to shorten the trace-chain behind 

 the steady horse, so that, if it is necessary, he can take the 

 weight of the wagon the first time you start them. Do 

 not drive more than a few rods at first ; watch your jibbing 

 horse closely, and if you see that he is getting excited, stop 

 him before he stops of his own accord, caress him a little, 

 and start again. As soon as they go well, drive them over 

 a small hill a few times, and then over a larger one, occa- 

 sionally adding a little load. This process will make any 

 horse true to pull. 



