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back out of the stall, and as you step up and speak, give 

 it a jerk, whicli will give you a chance to slip in. Do 

 not show the least fear of him under any circumstances. 



HOW TO 5T0P 

 A HORSe 



PULLING ON A 

 HALTER 



Pulling on the halter comes from being 

 hitched with too slight a halter. When 

 a horse breaks away he will try it again, 

 and if he breaks away once or twice it will be a fixed 

 habit. Take a half-inch rope, double it, and place the 

 double end under his tail in form of a crupper ; crossing 

 the two ends over his back, and carrying them one ou 

 each side of neck through the halter rings, hitch to the 

 manger or post ; one or two pulls will be enough for 

 him. You will have no further trouble. 



HOW TO PRE- 

 VENT A ijORSE 

 KICKING WHILE 

 SHOEING OR 

 GkOOniNG 



A curry-comb often hurts a thin-skinned 

 horse, and should be used as little as pos- 

 sible on an animal of this kind. If it is 

 from wickedness, tie a cord around his neck, and pass a 

 loop around his lower jaw, holding the other end while 

 grooming. At every attempt to kick and bite give it a 

 sharp pull, and he will soon give it up. It is harder to 

 break a sensitive horse in handling his feet. Never take 

 a horse of this kind to a smith's shop to have him trained; 



