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ing his head to his shoulder. If the horse is nervous and excitahle, 

 have your assistants crack the whip, rattle tin paus and shoot fire- 

 arms around him, until he will lie perfectly quiet, with his head 

 r.^stiag on the ground. In order to familiarize your horse to all ob- 

 jects of which he is afraid, repeat this lesson once a day for three or 

 -'our days. I would recommend that every horse should be thrown, 

 as it takes the conceit out of him. 



Fonrtb Foiltlon in Ttaroniag and Sbowin? tbe Horse Down. 



Question. How do you make your surcingle, and what will it cost? 



Answer. My surcingle that I use in all of my exhibitions is eight 

 feet long, and around the horse's body four inches wide, with a three- 

 inch buckle, and the part of the surcingle that goes through the 

 buckle two and one-half inches wide. When the surcingle is on 

 the horse the buckle comes right on the side of the animal, under- 

 neath the horse's body. There are four two-inch rings, one on each 

 side, one underneath, and on the top of the surcingle a ring. These 

 rings underneath the horse's body are used for the working of my 



