DETAILS OF TEACHING. 



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To Sit Up. 



When the horse will He down promptly, put on him a common 

 collar, and while down take two pieces of rope, each about ten feet 

 in length, tie the ends around the hind feet* Carry them forward be- 

 tween the fore legs, and bring 

 them once around the collar. Now 

 step on his tail, take the bridle- 

 reins in the right hand, while hold- 

 ing the ends of the rope firmly in 

 the left. Give a little jerk on the 

 reins and say, "Get up, sir!" 

 When the horse throws out the 

 forward feet and springs to raise 

 himself on the hind feet, he finds 

 himself unable to complete the 

 effort, on account of the hind feet 

 being tied forward under him, and 

 so brings himself in a sitting po- 

 sition. Instantly step forward, holding the ropes firmly, rub and ca- 

 ress the head and neck a little for a few seconds, then as you see the 

 effort to keep up becoming tiresome, let loose and say, " Get up, 



sir ! " By repeating in this way a 

 few times, the horse will soon learn 

 to sit up when commanded, without 

 being tied. 



To Throw Boys. 



Fig. 347.— Tommy as the Model 

 Riding Pony. 



Fig. 348.— Tommy in his Great Act 

 ol Throwing. 



To teach a horse to throw boys, 

 first make him kick up as before 

 explained. Then have plenty of 

 straw on the ground, put a boy on 

 his back, and while holding the 

 halter make the horse kick up 

 sharply by pricking, or touching 

 him with the whip. The instant 

 he kicks tip, have the boy throw himself forward over the shoulders, 

 for which give the horse a caress and a piece of apple. Repeat 

 until he will, at the motion of the whip, make an effort to get the 

 boy off. When he has done this, put on a larger and stronger 

 boy, so that he must make a greater effort to get him off. Watch 

 the point^carefully, and see that the boy comes off when the horse 

 makes an effort to throw him, otherwise he will soon become dis- 



