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merits and manoeuvring as much as possible to 

 make him go there of his own accord. Avoid 

 pulhng at him until you arrive at the longing 

 ground, for he is sure to resist and iight, and it 

 is best that this should not take place before 

 you get to the cleared space required for his 

 longing, otherwise obstacles such as trees, gate- 

 posts, &c., will interfere very much in your 

 command over him and might also injure him. 

 If he should struggle before you have got him 

 into a clear space, use all your strength to hold 

 him, but keep as quiet as possible, or he 

 will become so terrified at your struggles as 

 to fight all the more, and it will become a 

 pitched battle between the colt at one end of 

 the cavasson and yourself at the other for 

 mastery. Speak to him quietly, but at the 

 same time keep up a firm steady pull at him, 

 when, as he has already become accustomed to 

 being tied up, he will soon give in and leave off 

 struggling. You must now slacken the cavasson 

 a little, and decrease the distance between you 

 by taking a few steps quietly towards him, then 



