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How the Horse is Taught to get in Position 

 for a Lady to Mount. 



There may be various methods in vogue for 

 teaching a horse to get in a position so that a 

 lady can mount him. The least troublesome and 

 mcst effective way to accomplish this is to teach 

 your horse to stretch out by placing on his head 

 the training bridle. This training bridle will 

 make the horse or colt do your bidding in a com- 

 paratively short time, and with less trouble than 

 any other method. If you have no training bridle, 

 you can place on his head a halter and double the 

 end of the halter rope that is fastened to the 

 halter, pass it through or above the chin strap of 

 the halter, then pass the rope through the mouth 

 and take hold of the other end of the rope and 

 draw it tight enough so that it will not slip out of 

 his mouth. By using the halter rope in that man- 

 ner it will act almost as severe as the training 

 bridle. Now step in front of the horse, reach 

 down and take hold of his right front leg and 

 bring it out about a half a foot and place it on the 

 ground. Then take hold of the left front leg and 

 do the same as you did with his right leg, and at 

 the same time 3 r ou are bringing his legs forward 

 say to him, "Stretch out!" By constantly repeat- 

 ing these words to him while you are working on 

 the horse, you are impressing it on his mind that 

 he will soon learn the meaning of your words, 

 "Stretch out!" After you have both of his legs 

 stretched out, reward him for it by patting him 

 on the shoulder. Now, then, reach down and take 

 hold of his right and left legs again and compel 

 him to stretch a little further, until you have the 

 horse appear as though he was a hobby horse. 



When teaching him this trick you will find 

 that he will also move his back legs forward when 



