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foot is lifted, or there is an effort to paw ; for this, stop 

 and caress him. Repeat until the least motion toward the 

 leg will cause him to paw the ground. 



In teaching this trick, the body is naturally bent a lit- 

 tle while in the act of pricking the leg, and by repeating, 

 the position will soon indicate to the horse that he must 



FIG. 229. Blind Billy. 



paw. This position is to be maintained until he paws four, 

 five, or six times, or as many times as he is years old, 

 when the position is changed, and the pawing ceases. 



To KICK UP. 



To teach a horse to kick up, simply prick him on the 

 rump with a pin until there is an inclination to kick up, 

 when, as before, stop and caress him. Repeat until the 



