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TEACHING TRICKS. 



Fig. 345. — Tommy. Sketch from Life. 



down steadily but firmly on the strap over the back with the right 



hand. As the 

 horse goes down, 

 gradually pull 

 the near rein, so 

 as to bring the 

 head to the left, 

 at the same time 

 pressing down 

 and from you 

 firmly with the 

 right, until the 

 horse will .lie 

 down. Now pass 

 the end of the 

 strap through 

 the ring of the 

 bit, draw through 

 gently, step over 

 the neck, and as 



the horse attempts to get up, pull him back, until he Kes quiet. 



Rub and caress him, and after lying a few minutes, say, u Get up, 



sir ! "- Repeat in this way a few times, until the horse will He down 



readily. Then 



while holding 



him on or near 



the knee with 



the strap, h i t 



him on the shin 



of the other with 



a small whip, un- 

 til he will bring 



it under and lie 



down. After a 



while he can be 



made to come on 



his knees and lie 



down by simply pulling the head down a little and hitting the leg 



with the whip, at the same time sayirig, " Lie down, sir ! " repeating 



until the horse will lie down to the motion of the whip. 



Fig. 346. — Tommy in his Vicious Act of Defending the Ring. 



