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the whip will assist you in getting your horse 

 started after you have straightened his head out, 

 and sometimes it will not. If he refuses to do 

 this, repeat the same lesson, and tap him on the 

 end of his nostrils a little harder every time you 

 repeat it. You will find that when he begins Lo 

 learn that he is getting punished for turning his 

 head around to one side, h© will soon break him- 

 self of that habit. 



Now, when you have a horse that will stand 

 with all four legs stretched out and it is almosi 

 impossible for two men to pull him off his feet, 

 just place a bridle and harness saddle on him. 

 Pass your lines through the tugs, step directly 

 back of your horse with the whip and lines, and 

 say to him, "Get up!" Use a loud and firm voice, 

 and at the same time give him a crack with the 

 whip on the hind legs. If he refuses to move, tie 

 a rope around his neck and pass the rope through 

 the mouth and back through the loop that is 

 around his neck. Have some one to assist you. 

 Tell your assistant to stand about ten feet away 

 from the horse, with a firm grip on the ro- 

 Then step back of your horse with the lines and 

 whip, saying, "Get up!" The moment you say 

 this strike the horse's hind legs with the whip. 

 Have your assistant instructed to give your horse 

 a very sudden jerk with the rope he is holding. 

 Say the words get up, crack the horse with the 

 whip, and have the rope jerked all at the same 

 time. You will find that it will surprise your 

 horse so suddenly that he will not only move for- 

 ward, but he will make a lunge to try to get away 

 from that spot. After you have your horse start 

 ed do not allow your assistant to keep pulling on 

 the rope. Tell him to step back of the horse. 

 When he stops again use the word whoa. Make 



