have the horse on his knees, you standing on his left side, and
holding the strap which is attached to his right fore foot in your
hand, as taught in receipt No. 306, then put a headstall on him, and
to its ring on the left side of his mouth, tie firmly a stick about
an inch and a half thick, which, let run up on the left side of
his neck, to the top of his shoulders, then tie the strap, which is
attached to the right foot, to this pole; now pull the horse over
on his left side, and you have him powerless, his fore feet are
drawn up, and on account of the pole he cannot raise his head, so
that you have perfect control over him to do as you please.


310. PULLING AT THE HALTER

To break a horse from pulling at the halter. This is done by means
of the persuader; if he pulls once on this, he will never try it
again.


311. WILD STALLIONS

How to break the wildest stallion in a short time, so that a boy
can lead him in perfect safety. This is done by putting the horse
through a regular course of training, according to receipts No. 305
and No. 306, and the use of the persuader.


312. BALKY HORSES

How to make the worst of balky horses pull true. Whenever your horse