As soon as he lies down he will be completely conquered, and you can handle him as you please.  Take off the straps, and straighten out his legs; rub him lightly about the face and neck with your hand the way the hair lays; handle all his legs, and after he has lain ten or twenty minutes, let him get up again.  After resting him a short time, make him lie down as before.  Repeat the operation three or four times, which will be sufficient for one lesson.  Give him two lessons a day, and when you have given him four lessons, he will lie down by taking hold of one foot.  As soon as he is well broken to lie down in this way, tap him on the opposite leg with a stick when you take hold of his foot, and in a few days he will lie down from the mere motion of the stick.

HOW TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU.

Turn him into a large stable or shed, where there is no chance to get out, with a halter or bridle on.  Go to him and gentle him a little, take hold of his halter and turn him towards you, at the same time touching him lightly over the hips with a long whip.  Lead him the length of the stable, rubbing him on the neck, saying in a steady tone of voice as you lead him, COME ALONG BOY! or use his name instead of boy, if you choose.  Every time you turn, touch him slightly with the whip, to make him step up close to you, and then caress him with your hand.  He will soon learn to hurry up to escape the whip and be caressed, and you can make him follow you around without taking hold of the halter.  If he should stop and turn from you, give him a few cuts about the hind legs, and he will soon turn his head toward you, when you must always caress him.  A few lessons of this kind will make him run after you, when he sees the motion of the whip—­in twenty or thirty minutes he will follow you about the stable.  After you have given him two or three lessons in the stable, take him out into a small lot and train him; and from thence you can take him into the road and make him follow you anywhere, and run after you.

HOW TO MAKE A HORSE STAND WITHOUT HOLDING.

After you have him well broken to follow you, stand him in the center of the stable—­begin at his head to caress him, gradually working backward.  If he move, give him a cut with the whip and put him back in the same spot from which he started.  If he stands, caress him as before, and continue gentling him in this way until you can get round him without making him move.  Keep walking around him, increasing your pace, and only touch him occasionally.  Enlarge your circle as you walk around and if he then moves, give him another cut with the whip and put him back to his place.  If he stands, go to him frequently and caress him, and then walk around him again.  Do not keep him in one position too long at a time, but make him come to you occasionally and follow you round in the stable.  Then stand him in another place, and proceed as before.  You should not train your horse more than half an hour at a time.