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Be sure to see that the horse has plenty of 

 space in the stall, so that you will have room to 

 get away from his heels if he kicks at you when 

 you tap him with the whip. This he is very like- 

 ly to do. If the stall is not large enough for you 

 to operate in, stand at the stable door. By stand 

 ing at the box stall door you can get away from 

 his heels when he lets fly with his hind legs. You 

 can easily break this bad habit if you carry out 

 these instructions. 



Stopping the Horse from Pawing in the 

 Stable 



Some horses are in the habit of pawing in 

 the stable. In order to break this annoying habit, 

 buckle a strap large enough to go around the 

 horse's leg above the knee. Then fasten on this 

 strap a chain about a foot long with a small piece 

 of wood on the end of the chain. When he starts 

 to paw the chain with the piece of wood annoy 

 him. This device will surely stop his pawi in- 

 habit. 



Teaching the Horse to Lie Down. 



Put on your horse's head a halter with a rope 

 about 8 feet long. Place around his body a sur- 

 cingle and put a foot-strap on the right front leg. 

 Now take a rope about 10 feet long and tie it ir: 

 the ring of the foot-strap. Pass this rope over 

 the horse's back and then take the halter rope and 

 pass the end through the top ring of the surcingle 

 and back through the halter. Take your position 

 on the left side of the horse ; take the halter rope 

 in your left hand and the rope that is fastened to 

 the foot-strap running over the back in your right 

 hand. Tell your horse to move up a step, and 

 when he does this pull on the rope that is in your 

 right hand and draw his foot up to the body. Then 



