. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . is rump witha pin, he kicked readily. A few repetitions made him sosensitive that even the lightesttouch on the part with thefinger, or even a motion to-ward the hip, would make himkick as high as I wished, whichhe would do ever is teaching Now if a horse is violentlyexcited by any cause, such asby catching the rein under thetail, the breeching breaking orbeing too long, so as to allow the cross-piece or shafts tocome against the quarters, etc., it would excite kicking, and the habit is taughtprecisely as if by inten-tion
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . is rump witha pin, he kicked readily. A few repetitions made him sosensitive that even the lightesttouch on the part with thefinger, or even a motion to-ward the hip, would make himkick as high as I wished, whichhe would do ever is teaching Now if a horse is violentlyexcited by any cause, such asby catching the rein under thetail, the breeching breaking orbeing too long, so as to allow the cross-piece or shafts tocome against the quarters, etc., it would excite kicking, and the habit is taughtprecisely as if by inten-tion. It is seen that af-ter starting the horse inkicking, at each repe-tition of being touchedor hurt he will kick theharder. So in learningby chance to kick in har-ness, the greater the ex-citement and fear pro-duced and the oftener itsrepetition, the morereckless and determinedwill the habit become. Now any cause that excites andirritates this kicking without being able to control or stopit, will only intensify and confirm it. Consequently, when. Fig. 128.—Good eye. 156 KICKmG.
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