HOLDING HORSE ON GROUND. 



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In order to make a horse " give in " to the required 

 degree, after he submits to lie down readily with one leg 

 tied up, I like to continue the process with both fore legs 

 free until he goes down without any trouble. 



The attempt to obtain control over the horse, as a rule, 

 had best be completed in one lesson, which can be repeated 

 as may be required. 



Out of the many hundreds of horses which I have made 

 lie down, I have had only one accident from this cause. 



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Fig. 76. — Holding horse down on ground. 



The exception was a China pony which went down very 

 gently on soft and sandy ground. When I tried to make 

 him get up, I found that he had broken his back. 



We may utilise the knowledge that a horse cannot get 

 up off the ground when his head is pulled round, in keeping 

 him down — for instance, when he has fallen in harness — by 

 holding his head in an upward and backward direction, 

 while keeping his neck bent by aid of the pressure of the 



