FIEST METHOD. 



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willed, headstrong fellow, disposed to resist hard, perhaps 

 lunging forward, etc., as some horses are liable to do, take 

 a firm hold of the cord and run around in a circle until he 

 is made to follow, hopping steadily (as shown by cut 25), 

 then stop, pull quickly, and he will be easily thrown over 

 upon his side. (See cuts 27 and 29.) As soon as the cord 

 is slacked he will jump up, but by repeating as before he 

 will again be thrown. Simply repeat the throwing as long 



FIG. 27. As the Horse will usually fall. 



as the horse will get up. If he does not attempt to rise 

 after being once thrown, stand behind him, keeping firm 

 hold of the cord, and strike the belly with the hand or 

 touch him with the whip, to incite him to jump up ; and 

 on the instant of his doing so, pull quickly upon the cord, 

 which will again roll him back helplessly upon his side. 



If the horse is sensitive upon the belly, quarters, or 

 the feet, while down and forced to yield, first touch the 

 parts with a pole until he will submit to it, then with the 



