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Questioit How -would you get a horse up when he throws him- 

 self? 



Answer. Blow in his ear; if he does not get up by this, take a 

 glass of water, or a dish of water, and pour in his nostrils ; he will 

 rise to his feet very quickly. And in the handling of a mustang, 

 which becomes very stubborn and sulky, sometimes this treatment 

 will fail on them, and it will be necessary to take a light whip and 

 use it on the end of the nose. They will soon learn that when they 

 throw themselves they are punished ; and when they don't they are 

 rewarded. In this manner you teach them right from wrong. 



Question. How do you start a balky horse in double team? 



Answer. After you have taken your horse out and given him a thor- 

 ough handling, then hitch him up beside an honest, true horse that 

 will pull every time you ask him. Take a half-inch rope and tie 

 around the balky horse's body, right in front of his hips, in an ordi- 

 nary slip-knot; have this knot come directly on the side of the 

 horse, then carry the rope over the wagon pole and hitch to the true 

 horse's collar. Get into your wagon, pick up the reins, and hit the 

 true horse a crack with the whip, saying, "Get out of here." When 

 you do he will jump and take the rope with him, and when he does 

 the bslky horse must come. 



Question. How would you break a horse from being afraid of a 

 dog or a hog F 



Answer. Handle the same as for shiers. Keep one eye on the 

 hog and one eye on the horse. In order to break your horse of this 

 habit it will require five or six lessons. 



The best way to break your horse of being afraid of a hog is to 

 take a small pig right into the buggy or break- wagon, or whatever 

 you are using, having the horse worked with open bridle ; but be 

 sure and have on my safety rope, as when he sees the pig and the pig 

 squeals, you will find things will get very interesting ; but the mo- 

 ment he starts to run say " whoa," sharp and firm, pull the eafetj 

 rope and bring the horse to bis knees. 



