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surcingle. Tell the man who is holding the rope 

 fastened to the trace to pull lightly the moment 

 you ask your horse to go ahead. When the horse 

 pulls a little of the man's weight tell the man to 

 pull a little harder on the trace. After the horse 

 has pulled the weight of one man, make him stop 

 at the word whoa. When you use that word, make 

 him stop right then and there. Don't allow your 

 horse to go further. Make him understand that 

 you are his master. 



Never work your horse more than an hour at 

 a time. After working him for an hour put him 

 in the stable for a rest, then work him again the 

 same as you did before. Do this three or four 

 times a day. In the evening harness your horse 

 to a light rig and you will find your horse pretty 

 well trained. The next morning give him another 

 lesson the same as before, harness him to your 

 buggy and he will start off without any trouble. 



When you undertake to break any balky 

 horse never lose your temper, nor make any false 

 motions, nor lie to your horse. Don't overwork 

 yourself. Let your horse do all the work. When 

 he gets tired and finds you are his master he will 

 soon give in. Always be patient when training a 

 horse and you will gain a great victory. 



I have been asked the question almost every 

 day, "Can all balky horses be broken?" I will say 

 there is not a balky horse living that cannot be 

 trained if he is worked properly. I will also say 

 that I would not like to have you think that all 

 balky horses can be broken in one day. It requires 

 sometimes a week or two weeks. It all depends 

 upon what kind of a driver the balky horse has 

 to educate him. If the balky horse has a balky 

 driver he will never be trained, as we have more 

 balky drivers than we have balky horses. I know 

 every man cannot be perfect. It makes no differ- 



