you draw the front legs forward. In order to 

 prevent this, place in your right hand a small 

 whip and take in your left hand the training 

 bridle rope, or halter rope. Now, when he moves 

 forward with his back legs, while you are work- 

 ing on the front legs, give him a tap with the 

 whip on the front part of his hind legs, and at the 

 same time you do that give him a slight jerk with 

 the rope and use the word "Stand!" After you 

 have him so that he will stretch out for you with- 

 out much trouble, you can tap him with the whip 

 on the back part of the front legs, between the 

 knee and the fetlock, and at the same time you 

 tap the horse with the whip use the words, 

 "Stretch out!" It is best to work on the one leg 

 until he has placed it forward, and then on the 

 other leg. If the horse doesn't do as you com- 

 mand him to do when you tap him with the whip, 

 don't lose your self-control and commence to whip 

 and jerk him, but reach down and take hold of 

 the front legs and draw them forward as you 

 have done heretofore. To accomplish this trick 

 it requires at least three lessons a day. You 

 should never work the horse over fifteen minutes 

 at any one time, for the simple reason that to 

 stretch out for too long a time is a strain on him. 

 This trick can be very easily accomplished in 

 a week or two at the most, by closely following 

 the rules just mentioned. When you wish to get 

 on his back, stand alongside of the horse, pat him 

 on the shoulder, place your left foot in the stir- 

 rup, raise yourself half way on the horse, then 

 get down off of him again and reward him for it 

 by again patting him, and repeat with this a few 

 times. Now, should he make an attempt to stand 

 up while you are in the act of mounting, get down 

 from off of your saddle, tap him on the back part 

 of his front legs and say to him in a firm tone of 



