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 . ters until it is submit-ted to. If the halter is tied too long, especially if the colt is alittle sullen, he will not move around fast enough to havethe desired effect. Or if he is at all nervous and excitable,and tied very short, he will be likely to go around so rap-i
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 . ters until it is submit-ted to. If the halter is tied too long, especially if the colt is alittle sullen, he will not move around fast enough to havethe desired effect. Or if he is at all nervous and excitable,and tied very short, he will be likely to go around so rap-idly as to fall helplessly before the halter can be avoid possible accident this should bo carefully guardedagainst. When the colt will submit to being touched on one sideor part with a pole, go to the opposite side, and repeat un- MAKING THE COLT GENTLE. 95 / til there is no resistance or fear shown. Some colts willresist very hard when touched, striking and kicking withgreat fury. This need not discourage; simply force upsharply to the point of helplessness, reversing quickly, andrepeating until there is entire submission. It is rare thatthis treatment will not give success in ten or fifteen min-utes. But should the case be one of such extreme vicious-ness as not to submit, then the treatment must be the same. Fig. 90.—Pulling the foot forward. as for other extremely vicious horses. After submitting,if warm and sweaty, keep handling him gently until , handle the feet. At this stage there should beno difficulty in doing this. If, however, the colt shouldshow an inclination to resist the foot being taken, and it isnot desired to push the general subjection farther (for fre-quently a colt may be entirely gentle as to general hand-ling, and still resist the feet being taken, with much en-ergy), put on the War Bridle. After giving a few quick,energetic jerks right and left with it, let an assistant tie a 96 COLT TEAJNl^^G. rope or strap around the foot below th
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