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and tie the rope to the end of the pole, leaving only just 
sufficient slack on the rope to allow the horse to travel 
without interference from it while in his place. You 
will see that as you now attempt to drive, if the horse 
balks, the true horse will, in pulling, his single-tree for- 
ward, pull with the end of the pole upon the rope, and 
remind the balky one that he must move; the strap from 
the shoulder of the near horse to the pole will prevent 
aside draft, and the eighteen inches projecting over at 
the rear end will, as the true horse pulls up, slide along 
the double-tree, and keep the weight of the pole from 
pressing the single-tree down. A few times practicing 
with this will remove all desire to balk. You may work 
the team with this pole on, never overloading. (See. 
Figure 16.) 
‘Another good way to start a balker is to tie a stout 
strap to the inside hind-leg of the balky horse; bring it 
over the pole of the wagon, and tie it, moderately tight- 
ened, to the true horse’s collar. As the true horse starts 
up, and the balky horse lags back, the pull upon the leg 
attracts his attention, and in his struggle to release him- 
self he forgets to balk, and will move forward. 
BALKING IN SINGLE HARNESS, 
Treat him the same as you treat the kicker in double 
harness up to the point where you get the horse ready 
to harness. Put on a single harness and let him stand 
in the stall with it on an hour or two, and then take it 
off, repeating when convenient. On the second day, 
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