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A Different and Much Safer Way to Lay the 

 Horse Down. 



Put on your horse a strong halter. The haltei 

 rope does not need to be as long as that used in 

 the other method. Place around the body a sur- 

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

 Take a strap about a foot long with a buckle on 

 one end and pass this strap through the ring of 

 the foot-strap. Raise the leg up towards the body 

 and pass the strap through the lower ring on the 

 surcingle. Then buckle the ends of the strap to- 

 gether. Take a rope 15 feet long and about half 

 an inch thick and tie one end of it on the left side 

 of the top ring of the surcingle., and pass the 

 other end of the rope through the chin-strap ot 

 the halter. Then bring the rope back through the 

 top ring in the surcingle. Now step away froir. 

 your horse about 10 feet and pull on the rope 

 drawing his head around to one side. Say to him, 

 "Lie down!" Repeat this until you have your 

 horse down. Now, if your horse should happen to 

 rare up and fall backwards, slacken the rope and 

 free his head so he will not fall on his neck while 

 his head is drawn around to one side. Be careful 

 to watch this one point. If he happens to fall on 

 the wrong side allow him to get up, and repeat the 

 lesson until he wiil lie down on the right side. 

 When he is down, work on him the same as in the 

 previous lesson. 



When you wish to get your horse up, un- 

 buckle the strap connecting the foot-strap and 

 surcingle, and allow him the freedom of his head. 

 This gives him the full use of his legs and head 

 and he can get up without difficulty. 



