pull on the halter rope and bring his head around 

 to one side as far as you can, and, pressing your 

 weight against his side, say to him, "Lie down, 

 sir!" Repeat these w r ords until you have your 

 horse down. 



When he is down don't forget to keep his 

 head pulled up to one side. If you allow him to 

 have his head free for the first few minutes after 

 you lay him down, you will find that he will not 

 stay ther3 very long, but will soon be up. After 

 he is down step close, pat him and say, "This is 

 what we call lying down." When he has become 

 a little quiet test him to see if he will try to rise 

 by allowing his head to be free. Slacken your 

 halter rope just a particle. If you find he is be- 

 having himself, give him a little more rope until 

 his head is on the ground. When he makes any 

 attempt to get up pull his head back quickly and 

 say, "Lie down!" in a very firm voice. Repeat 

 this until he stops trying to get up, until you are 

 ready to have him up. Don't keep him down more 

 than 10 or 20 minutes at a time. When you lay 

 your horse down don't lay him in a cinder pile or 

 any rough place. Try to find some smooth place, 

 such as a clay or grassy spot, and you will ac- 

 complish this trick without much difficulty. 



After you have your horse so that he will lie 

 down without much trouble, use a small whip on 

 his front legs. Pull his head down with the halter 

 rope and say, "Lie down, sir!" If he refuses tc 

 draw his legs in and kneel on them, it will be 

 necessary to repeat the above lesson until he finds 

 that he must do as you command him, that is, lie 

 down just by the motion of the whip to his front 

 legs and the words "Lie down!" It requires a 

 week or two, sometimes a little longer, to teach 

 this trick. It all depends upon the trainer hand 

 ling the horse. Don't be cruel, but be firm and the 

 horse will soon learn that your word is law. 



