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deal more than you have whipped him, then he 

 will soon become fond of you again. After you 

 have learned him to move off, you may put on 

 the bridle and learn him by gentling him as 

 you did with the halter; you may now put on 

 the saddle, but do it cautiously, feeling him by 

 degrees, then get yourself a block about eigh- 

 teen inches high, place this by his side and 

 when he gets used to this get up on the block, 

 then put your foot in the stirrup, putting a lit- 

 tle of your weight in it by degrees; as soon as 

 you find he will bear it you can get on the sad- 

 dle and make him move off, but do it all cau- 

 tiously so as not to frighten him. When you 

 have learned him all this you may next put on 

 the harness, carefully feeling him first, and give 

 him to understand what you want him to do; 

 as soon as he finds out you will not hurt him 

 he will suffer the harness to be put on; now you 

 may hitch him to a light log, and learn him to 

 pull this first; when he does this well use a 

 heavier one, and when he does this all well. you 

 can hitch him up in a wagon or sulky, but do 

 it all carefully, and do not frighten him or you 

 may make a bad job of it. The above principle 



