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once how balky a driver a man may be, if he will 

 follow my system of handling horses he will meet 

 with great success. Always reward a horse that 

 has done what you commanded him to do. 



Balkersthat Lie Down or Throw Themselves. 



Some horses lie down when they are balking, 

 or throw themselves. When you have this kind 

 o'l a horse, don't try to get him up by beating him 

 with a hickory club, a barrel stave or a fence rail, 

 or tie a chain around his neck and fasten a team 

 of horses to it. Instead of this, kneel down on 

 one knee close to your horse's head, placing your 

 hand on the ground if you wish a resting place. 

 Keep your hands off of his neck. Blow in the 

 horse's ear and sometimes he will be up in a few 

 seconds. When this fails tap him on the ear or on 

 the leg below the fetlock at the coronet or on the 

 end of the nostril, tapping a little harder each 

 time you repeat it. When this fails raise his nos- 

 trils up in the air and pour some water into them. 

 You will find that the horse will not stay on the 

 ground very long. If this fails hold his nostrils 

 shut,, cutting off his breath, and he will fight for 

 air. If he does not get up saturate a handkerchief 

 with ammonia and hold it to his nostrils. Don't 

 place your hand on the horse for a resting place 

 and do not keep the handkerchief on his nostrils 

 too lone, as he might get used to the ammonia and 

 stay on the ground. When your horse is up re- 

 ward him by patting him en the shoulder. 



Breaking a Horse from Pulling Back. 



A pulJ-back norse is not a very desirable 

 horse to own, as he will make you miserable every 



