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small thimble held between your thumb and finger, using 

 no harsh means, and he will soon obey your command. 

 If he is to be broke for the saddle, observe the above 

 rules. Ride fearlessly and promptly with your knees 

 . pressed to the sides of the horse, and your toes in and 

 heels out; then you will always be on the alert for a shy 

 or a sheer, and he can not throw you provided you carry 

 your hands close to his neck so as to grab the mane if 

 necessary. 



TO LEARN A HORSE TO LIE DOWN. 



This he will often do the first time he is curbed, after 

 he is well bitted and learned to follow you. Have a 

 padded surcingle with a small ring in the back ol' it, then 

 fasten the end of a small cord to the bit about twenty 

 feet in length, and let the horse play around you, keep- 

 ing hold of the other end of the cord. After learning 

 him to play around you in changeful curves, right and 

 left, bring him to you by means of the cord, and give 

 him some of the sugar and powder to eat from the hand 

 again (for tasting is one of the animal senses and must 

 be gratified to gain the good will, &c.), then let him run 

 around again, and by cracking the whip in his face as a 

 signal, he will soon learn to stop running, or come to 

 you without the aid of cord, to taste something he likes; 

 and all this at the crack of the whip. Now if you wish 

 him to lie down, be gentle with him; and while you are 

 patting and caressing him, place some of the oils in his 

 nostrils, or on his tongue, or you may let him snuff chlo- 

 roform from your handkerchief while you are brushing 

 his nose (without being noticed if you choose). At the 



