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your left foot in the stirrup, all the time, of 

 course, talking to the animal in a firm tone of 

 voice, "I am going to get up on that saddle!" or 

 words of that kind, in order to divert his atten- 

 tion from the thought of bucking. Continue in 

 this manner until you think it is safe to bring 

 your other leg over the saddle prepared to sit in 

 it. Always bear in mind when you are doing this, 

 keep talking to the horse and, should he make the 

 least move, pull on the training bridle rope. The 

 thing for you to watch very closely after you are 

 in the saddle is to be careful not to touch his girt 

 with your heels. If you do the probability is he 

 may buck. The horse may have been rode before 

 by a person wearing spurs, and that may be a sig- 

 nal to him that you may want him to buck. There- 

 fore, be very careful to keep your heels away 

 from the girt. 



Now, the moment you sit down in the saddle, 

 pick up your lines and place them. in your left 

 hand with the training bridle rope and pat the 

 horse with your right hand on the right side of 

 his neck, as close to his shoulders as possible, 

 then pat him on the left side and at the same time 

 say to him, "I am now sitting in the saddle and 

 vou are doing all right," or words to that effect. 

 Continue to talk to him until the animal can 

 place confidence in you and knows that you are 

 not sitting on his back to hurt him. T want to es- 

 pecially mention the fact that should the horse 

 start to buck while you are on his back, pull the 

 training bridle rope and lines slightly and do not 

 allow him to get his head down. If the horse rais- 

 es up in front let slack on your training bridle 

 rope and lines. If you continue pulling while he 

 is raring up, you may pull him backwards and he 

 might accidentally fall on you. 



