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your horse think you stopped him. Allow your 

 horse to stand i'or a short time. Then ask him 

 to get up. If he refuses to go, repeat the same 

 lesson until you have accomplished your point. 



When you see your horse is getting too 

 warm, take him to a shady spot and allow him to 

 cool off for an hour or so. Then begin your work 

 over again. 



Compelling the Horse to go to the Right or 



Left When he Wishes to go to 



the Left or Right. 



We find that some horses have the very bad 

 habit of not answering to the directions given 

 them by the reins in regard to turning to the 

 right or left. Some of them persist in turning to 

 the left when directed to the right, and vice versa. 

 Now, I have a very simple but most effective 

 method of effecting a cure in this case. 



Hitch your horse to the buggy in the usual 

 manner, taking with you some person in the bug- 

 gy as an assistant. Drive the horse into a lot of 

 sufficient size to drive him in a circle. Drive the 

 horse around the lot in a circle to the right. If 

 he refuses to go and will not answer to the strain 

 upon the right line, follow the directions here 

 given closely to effect a cure. Step out of the 

 buggy yourself, leaving your assistant in the 

 buggy. Take the right line and pull it through 

 the harness saddle ring, leaving the left line ui 

 its proper position and in the hands of your as- 

 sistant in the buggy, so that he can guide the 

 horse with that line while you are working upon 

 him with the right line. Then with your line 

 step away from your horse about ten feet. In 

 this position, line in hand, tell your assistant in 



