The art of taming and educating the horse : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 52.—The Horse as he stands when subdued. Second Method must be depended upon, in connection withthe other treatment. The success with which some kickers can be subduedand broken of the habit by this method, is remarkable. Itis especially adapted to the subjection o
The art of taming and educating the horse : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 52.—The Horse as he stands when subdued. Second Method must be depended upon, in connection withthe other treatment. The success with which some kickers can be subduedand broken of the habit by this method, is remarkable. Itis especially adapted to the subjection of courageous, de-termined, sensitive horses, that will not bear excitement orheating of the blood. It also works well upon biting,striking, vicious stallions, especially when used in connec-tion with the other methods. It works extremely wellupon mules, seldom requiring more than ten minutes tosubdue even those of a very vicious character. THIRD METHOD. 57. Fig. 53. Cases upon which it will not work well, <and for whichit should not be used, are young, unbroken colts, sulk}^,cold-blooded horses, and, once in a great while, a class of high-strung, sensitive horses ofgreat courage and endurance, thatbecome excited, strike, and resisthard. Such cases are, however,somewhat rare. If it must beused upon such, let it be aftersubjecting to the First or SecondMethods, or both. The reason this method shouldnot be used upon colts, is that -Mouth as usually kept ^^ ^^.-jj ^^^^^^^. ^^^^-^^ ^^_ open when cord is on. ^ ./ •/ temj)t to put on the cord, or biteand chew upon it to a degree that will bruise or cut thecheeks, which is very troublesome to treat. (See cut 54.)Besides, colts can be controlled so much easier and betterby the Second Method thatthere is no necessity for using itupon them. There may occa-sionally be found an old horsethat will bite upon the cord likecolts. In all such cases the treat-ment must at once be abandoned,and depende
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