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go : generall}', lie will obey. If he is still ob- 

 stinate, take him from tlie carriage, j^ut up the 

 traces, so they will not drag on the ground, take 

 him by the head and tail, reel him round, till 

 almost ready to fall. This -seldom fails to bring 

 about the desired result. By rej^eating these 

 lessons each day for a week usually breaks up 

 this most perplexing habit thoroughly and 

 lastingly. 



Another method, advisable to break a baulky 

 horse in double harness, is to take a hemp cord, 

 pass a round under the tail, bring forward 

 through the tenet-ring of the baulky horse, and 

 fasten to the other horse's haim. Thus, when 

 he starts the baulky-one can do no other way 

 than to move with him, and in a short time, if 

 he is hitched single or double, by taking your 

 whip or common stick and put on the back of 

 the crupper strap, the horse will start readily. 



In the following chapter I w^ill explain how 

 I throw a horse, making him lay down quietly, 



