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til he gets over his nervousness. Continue in this 

 manner until the horse is satisfied that these ob- 

 jects are harmless. 



Have one man on each side of the horse and 

 have them introduce the noisy objects back of the 

 horse. This will make the horse think he has a 

 chance to get away from the objects. It will give 

 the operator a better chance to pull the horse on 

 his front legs and control him. Continue this un- 

 til he is not afraid to have the objects rubbed ail 

 over him, and will allow the automobiles to come 

 as close as possible and stand perfectly quiet. 



Give the horse two or three lessons a day, an 

 hour each time, for about three days. You wiil 

 find that you have a well-broke horse. 



How to Make the Foot-Strap. 



Get a strap 18 inches long with a buckle on 

 one end. Then take a ring 2 1-2 inches in diame- 

 ter and rivet it on the strap 2 inches from the 

 buckle. Get a piece of sheepskin with wool on 

 it. Sew this sheepskin around the strap with 

 the wool turned out, so that in using this foot- 

 strap, as it is called, the hair will not be rubbed 

 off of the animal's leg. 



How to Make the Training Bridle Used by 

 Prof. Hagerling. 



Have your harness-maker make a leather 

 bit 6inches long with a 1 3-4 inch ring on each 

 end of bit. Then buy a No. 1 grade cotton rope 

 20 or 25 feet long and a 3-4 inch pulley. Cut off 

 32 inches of rope. Loosen the strands of 4 inches 

 of this small rope and pass it through one of the 

 rings of the leather bit. Plait the bit into the 

 rope. Pass the other end of this small rope 



