iS4 HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES; 



SO AS to walk, lie down, or get up, but cannot put for- 

 ward both legs at once so as to run or jump. 



REMEDY FOR TAIL-SWITCHING. 



Another thing very annoying in a horse is to have 

 him continually sv/itching his tail, to cure which dis- 

 agreeable habit I recommend this: Place on the horse 

 a, collar and hames, and then turn over the tail on the 



TO PREVENT HORSES JUMPING FENCES. 



back. Lay across the tail a wooden pin four inches 

 long, and double the hair of the tail over it. After 

 doubling a rope and making a slip-noose in the mid- 

 dle, pass the noose over the wooden pin and draw 

 tight. Fasten the ends of the cord to the hames ring, 

 thus fastening the tail on the back snugly. Let the 



