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ate on your horse if you are beside a barn or a 

 high fence so he cannot turn around and try to 

 get away from the tacks while you are pricking 

 him on his front legs. This trick cannot be ac- 

 complished in one day or a month. To have him 

 working properly it sometimes requires six 

 months. It all depends upon the horse and the 

 trainer. Some horses will learn more quickly 

 than others, and some trainers are a little more 

 firm with their horses than others. 



To teach the horse to ''Spanish trot" after he 

 will "Spanish walk" properly, take a firm grip on 

 your lines with the left hand and pull the horse 

 up. When he is about ready to step out with one 

 of his front legs, tap him under the body and say, 

 ."Spanish trot!" With a few lessons such as I 

 have just laid out for the "Spanish walk," after 

 he has learned to "Spanish walk" properly, it will 

 not take him long to learn to "Spanish trot." 



Teaching the Horse to Make a Funny Face. 



Place on your horse a halter or bridle. Take 

 a pin, and take hold of halter rope or bridle lines. 

 Stand on the left side of your horse with the pin 

 in your left hand. Prick the horse between the 

 two nostrils about two inches from the lower part 

 of the upper lip and at the same time say, "Make 

 a funny face." Repeat this funny face lesson 

 quite often. He will try to pull his head away 

 when you are pricking him, but stay with him; 

 tell him to stand ; talk firmly to him ; and after he 

 has shown you a sign of raising his upper lip, 

 don't forget to reward him for it by patting him 

 on the shoulder. This trick requires plenty of 

 time and lots of patience. Don't give up until you 

 have accomplished your point. Practice this 



