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HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES. 



you will soon teach the horse to know what you 

 mean, and to understand what you say intelligently. 

 If you want to stop and speak to a gentleman on the 

 street, or stop at your residence, remember that the 

 woid "whoa" is to be used on this occasion. 



GIVING HORSES MEDICINE. 



Now, a word in regard to giving horses medicine. 

 It is a common practice to put a halter on the horse's 

 head, run the end over a high beam in the barn, and 



GIVING A HORSE MEDICINE. 



pull the head up as high as possible, with the lower 

 jaw so fixed that he cannot move it a bit. Could you 

 drink a cup of' water in this position? No. His 

 lower jaw should be perfectly free, so that he can 

 swallow. To permit this, take a strap and fasten to 

 the upper jaw only ; run a pitchfork through the end 

 of the strap, and by these means hold the head up. 

 You can now give him medicine and have no fear that 



