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look him firmly in the eye, and say, " Get around ! " or any 

 other word of command, in a way to make him feel your 

 power. If his eye quails, approach ; if not, stand still. It 

 may be a duel of a few minutes to determine which will 

 give up. Should he yield, approach softly, midway be- 

 tween his head and quarters, so as to keep him, as it were, 



FIG. 213. Method of placing the hand, and bringing it quickly to the 

 head, in approaching a vicious stallion. 



undecided and unbalanced. If standing too near his quar- 

 ters, he is liable to kick ; if too near his head, to strike or 

 bite. The point is to keep him undecided until the shoul- 

 der is reached, then pass the hand quickly up the neck to 

 the ear, thence down, grasping the nose-piece of the hal- 

 ter. He is at such a disadvantage now that unless very 

 violent he cannot do harm. Should he, however, attempt to 

 strike or bite, grab the mane at the shoulder with the other 



