Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . TO PREVENT HALTER PULLING. a surcingle, and tie with a slip-knot to one of the hindfeet; be careful that the halter ring is strong enoughto resist the pull; now put him back, and as he pulls,the halter draws both ways, upon the head and on thehind foot; he rarely makes more than two or three 478 BAD HABITS OP THE HORSE. attempts to pull back. You may now approach him,and try your best to set him back, whip him over thenose, throw your hat in his face, a buffalo, or any otherobject which he may fear, and all will fail to set himback
Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . TO PREVENT HALTER PULLING. a surcingle, and tie with a slip-knot to one of the hindfeet; be careful that the halter ring is strong enoughto resist the pull; now put him back, and as he pulls,the halter draws both ways, upon the head and on thehind foot; he rarely makes more than two or three 478 BAD HABITS OP THE HORSE. attempts to pull back. You may now approach him,and try your best to set him back, whip him over thenose, throw your hat in his face, a buffalo, or any otherobject which he may fear, and all will fail to set himback; repeat this a few times, and he will give up thehabit. When in harness it is not safe to hitch himthus, as it gives him an opportunity to pull himselldown ; it is, therefore, better to tie the halter aroundthe body, back of the shoulders, instead of tying it to. PULLING ON THE HALTER. the foot; if he pulls now, he pulls against Lis foi*earms, but it does not take him off his feet. Anotherplan is to tie a knot in the tail so that it will not slip,then divide the hairs in the middle above the knot,and pass the end of the halter through the opening andtie it, so that when he pulls it brings the tail betweenthe hind legs; thus fixed he pulls upon his head andtail. Either of these plans will effectually break upthe habit. FEAR AND MONOMANIA IN HORSES. Some horses are naturally far more timid than others,and take alarm at objects which in others produce nofear. We have seen horses dreadfully agitated duringa thunder-storm ; while, on the contrary, we have ob-served some apparently indifferent to the flashes androar. In cases where horses are in stables on fire fearappears to paralyze their powers, so that it is very diffi-cult to rescue them, unless they be first blindfolded,which should always be done. Fear of certain particular objects often beco
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