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freely of his own accordat the word, to avoid the un- 

 pleasant effect of the pulling.' 



" In further illustration of this principle, Mr. Magner 

 goes on to say how a horse may be taught a few tricks. 

 If it is desired to teach a horse to make a bow, for 

 instance, first prick him lightly on the back with a pin, 

 and repeat this until in his efforts to avoid the annoy- 



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Fig. 4. — Docile, Kind, and Intelligent. 



ance he drops his head, then instantly stop the prick- 

 ing and caress him ;• repeat the pricking until he has 

 again dropped his head, then caress him and give him 

 something of .which he is fond ; continue this method 

 until at the instant the motion is made toward the 

 back he will drop his head. To teach Trim to kick up, 

 simply prick him on the rump until there is an incli- 

 nation to kick up, when, as before, stop and caress him ; 

 so repeat until the least motion toward the"rump leads 



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