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 balks, if you there and then, openly and publicly make use of the persuader, and jerk him well with it, he will be glad to go, and in a short time you will have to use it no more; but as long as this system is kept secret, and when a horse balks, you do not then use the persuader, you will never break the horse from balking.

313.  Shoeing horses

How to make a horse stand to be shod.  This is accomplished by having the persuader fitted on, and whenever the horse makes an attempt to be ugly, pull on the persuader, and he will very soon be glad to stand as quiet as a lamb.

314.  “Whoa”

How to make a horse understand the word “whoa” so perfectly, that he will always stop when spoken to, no matter what may occur to frighten him.  This is done by having the persuader fitted on, and whenever you sat “whoa”, in a loud and stern tone of voice, pull on the persuader, and it is impossible for a horse to fear or dread anything else as much as this, he will stop instantly, no matter what may occur to frighten him.

315.  Throwing

How to break a horse off the habit of throwing his rider.  This is accomplished by means of the persuader, and receipt No. 308.

316.  Scaring

How to break a horse off scaring at umbrellas or buffalo robes, so that you may toss them at him without disturbing him.  To accomplish this you want to get the horse on his knees, according to receipt No. 306; then bring your robes and umbrellas near him, let him smell them, toss them at him, and throw them over his head carefully, and so continue to work, showing him that they do not harm him, until all fear of them is lost.

317.  Kicking horses

How to break the worst class of kicking horses.  To accomplish this, you will want to put the horse through a regular course of training, according to this system, until you have him well conquered; then keep the persuader on, and if he should ever attempt to kick, at that moment jerk well on the persuader, and he will think of everything but kicking; when he attempts it a few times, and you check him in this manner, he will quit it altogether.

318.  To bit A horse

How to bit a horse more perfectly, in ten minutes, at a cost of ten cents, that can be done with any other bit and rig, at a cost of five to ten dollars.  This bit is what is called the persuader, and it is the best bit that ever was used for bitting colts.  It puts a most beautiful curve in the neck, and leaves the colt at ease while wearing it.  When it is used for this purpose, the end that you hold in your hand in other cases, is now to be tied to that part of the persuader which surrounds the neck of the horse or colt.