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When you want your horse to go, let slack on 

 your lines and rope and say to him, "I am now 

 ready to go," at the same time giving him the 

 click, click, click, or you can say, "Get up !" If he 

 refuses to go, see whether the training bridle is 

 not too tight in his mouth. If it should be, reach 

 over and loosen it up, then ask him to go again. 

 Should he still not start, pull him around to the 

 right with the right line, then pull him to the left 

 with the left line a little and say at the same time, 

 "Get up!" If the horse should still fail to heed 

 vour command, have your assistant hand you a 

 small riding whip, then go through the same pro- 

 cedure as just mentioned. When you pull your 

 horse to the left, give him a gentle tap with the 

 whip on his hind quarters, and I assure you, you 

 will have no trouble in starting him. Don't allow 

 the horse to go faster than a walk. You can ride 

 the horse for about an hour or two until you 

 think the horse has enough confidence in you to 

 know that you are his friend and not his enemy. 

 You are especially cautioned not to dismount 

 your horse too hastily, but take your time to do it. 

 Dismounting hastily has a tendency to frighten 

 the animal, and you will have a very difficult task 

 to break him of this habit. 



In this connection I will give you the benefit 

 of my experience for your perusal and careful 

 consideration. In the first place, after you think 

 you have rode the horse long enough and want to 

 dismount, pat him on the shoulder and say, "I am 

 now going to get off of your back." Talk to your 

 horse the same as you would to a friend. My ex- 

 perience has been that if the horse is properly 

 taught to do your bidding, he is your best friend 

 on earth in need. Now, after you have patted 

 him on the shoulder, pull his head around to the 



