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In practice, all will perceive the decided ad- 

 vantage OA'er any other system. The operation 

 must be repeated fiom ten to twenty times, or 

 until the horse seems entirely disgusted with the 

 controversy. This operation, if properly con- 

 ducted, will have resulted in the obtaininf' 

 control of the horse, and in his willingness to 

 be accommodating at least. The next thing is 

 to teach him the meaning of the word, tvJioa ! 

 and to obey it when spoken to him as a com- 

 mand. This also breaks him to the bridle. 

 Place in his mouth (the cissors, or W bit, with 

 head stall and Hnes attached (an ordinary bit 

 will do, though the one named is preferable, as 

 being more secure) ; now let the horse walk off 

 a few feet, twelve or twenty, and all at once jerk 

 with all your force, accompanying the action 

 with the word, whoa! "WTien he stops, step to 

 his side and caress him. This repeated eight 

 or ten times will teach the horse lastingly the 

 word and the meaning. You must say, whoa! 



