side of the stick. Hold this stick in your right 

 hand and stand on the left side of your horse. 

 Take the bridle reins in your left hand and give 

 your horse a prick with the tacks on the back of 

 the left front leg between the knee and elbow. 

 Continue this until he will raise the leg up and 

 bring it clown. When he does this for you, re- 

 ward him by patting him on the shoulder. While 

 you are pricking him, say to your horse, "Step 

 high !" or you can say, "Spanish walk I" By using 

 thes? words while pricking him he learns the 

 meaning of the words, and after you have your 

 horse trained he will know exactly what you want 

 when you speak to him. When you have his left 

 leg working properly, reach over to the right 

 front leg and work on it the same as you have 

 done with the left leg. When you have accomp- 

 lished this with both front legs, have him step 

 forward very slowly and tap him with the tacks 

 first on one leg; and then on the other. If he raises 

 his legs properly as you command him to do, 

 place a man on his back. Let him take the lines 

 in his left hand, and pulling on the lines a little, 

 drawing his head towards his breast. Don't al- 

 low the horse to walk fast. Place a small riding 

 whip in his right hand and tell him to tap the 

 horse on the back of the front legs with the whip, 

 at the same time saying, "Step high !" or "Span- 

 ish walk !" Tf he refuses to do as commanded, it 

 will be necessary for you to step beside him and 

 prick the horse with the tacks until you have ac- 

 complished your point. When you begin to prick 

 your horse watch his hind legs and be careful 

 that he does not kick you while you are operating 

 on his front legs. If he should happen to kick at 

 you, give him a sudden jerk with the lines and 

 tell him to stop it. It will also be easier to oper- 



