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up there is inclination to lunge forward, simply pull the 

 other foot from under, which brings him forward upon his 

 knees. This treatment should be given on soft, sodded 

 ground, or sandy road free from stones, to avoid bruising 

 the knees. 



Put the Breaking Bit into the bridle and commence crack- 

 ing a whip, yelling, or anything else to attact his attention. 

 If he moves, punish by jerking him back sharply, and say, 

 " Whoa ! " Then repeat, cracking the whip, etc., until he 

 will stand quietly under the excitement. When he will 

 stand while in wagon, get out and caress him, walk around 

 carelessly, crack the whip, etc. The instant he starts, call 

 " Whoa ! " and jerk him back again. When he will stand, 

 go to his head, caress, give an apple, etc. ; so repeat the 

 lesson until he will stand quietly. At first, the cause of 

 excitement should be moderate, gradually increasing each 

 time. The reins should extend back into the wagon over 

 the seat, so they can be caught quickly when necessary. 

 In this way the horse is made afraid to start for fear of be- 

 ing punished. If it is desired to make the effect still more 

 thorough, boys can be made to run around, make a noise, 

 etc. 



A simple way to make a horse stand without being 

 hitched, is to buckle or tie a strap or cord around the near 

 fore foot below the fetlock, and tie the other end around 

 the shaft back of the cross-piece, bringing it short enough 

 so that, while not interfering with the limb while standing, 

 it prevents its being brought forward in the effort to stop 

 or go ahead. A horse will stand quietly by spanceling the 

 fore legs together; that is, tying two small cords around the 

 fore legs about six or seven inches apart. As soon as the 

 horse finds he cannot step, he will stand quietly. 



