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he stops. Hold it up strongly for a few seconds, 

 then release the pressure and he will generally 

 start. 



Should it be necessary to treat the horse still 

 further, proceed as follows : 



Take the horse out of the shafts, strip off all 

 of his harness, and put on an ordinary halter. 

 Tie the hair of his tail into a hard knot. Now 



The Best Hitch for Tying a Horse's Head 

 to His Tail 

 run the halter-rope through the hair above the 

 knot, pulling his head well round toward his tail, 

 and fasten by a half-turn and loop which can be 

 undone by a single jerk. Now stand back from 

 the horse, touch him behind with your whip, and 

 he will begin to turn around in a circle. He will 

 presently get very dizzy and, if not interfered 



