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Just walk up to him and loosen the overcheck. 

 Blow into his ear, but do not place your hands on 

 his neck while you are blowing (You understand 

 the horse is now down). If this fails to get him 

 up, tap him on the nostril or end of the ear with 

 the whip, or get a bucket of water, hold his nostril 

 up and pour the water into the nostril. If you 

 wish to know how severe the water test is, lie 

 down on a couch or the floor and have some one 

 pour a little water into your own nostril and sec 

 how long you will remain lying down. If this fails 

 and you find it almost impossible to get him up, 

 buy five cents worth of ammonia. Pour a little on 

 your handkerchief and hold the handkerchief 

 over the horse's nostrils for about two seconds, 

 remembering not to place your hands on the 

 horse's neck. Give the horse a chance to get up. 

 When he is up check him up again and com- 

 pel him to get used to it. Take hold of one line 

 and say "Come here!" Make him follow you 

 around with his head checked up. After you have 

 accomplished this, get three tin pans and punch 

 a hole through each one so that you can pass a 

 half inch rope through them. Take a rope about 

 six feet long, and after tying a knot in one end, 

 pass the other end through one of the holes. Push 

 the pan down the rope to the knot. Then tie an- 

 other knot about four inches from the pan, thread 

 on the second pan; tie another knot, and thread 

 on the third pan. Then take a snap and fasten it 

 about three feet from the first tin pan. Use a 

 first-class rawhide or whalebone whip. Take the 

 tinware in your right hand and the line that is 

 fastened to the bit in your left hand. Pull the 

 horse's head around a little towards you and snap 

 the tinware on the crupper, but remember to 

 keep the horse's head checked up as high as possi- 



