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 . the harness with this bit in the bridle, run the reins through theshaft-bearers, and get directly behind. Now commence;slowly move the horse on a moderate walk, and suddenlycall, Whoa ! following instantly with a quick, raking jerkupon the reins. Repeat at short interva
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 . the harness with this bit in the bridle, run the reins through theshaft-bearers, and get directly behind. Now commence;slowly move the horse on a moderate walk, and suddenlycall, Whoa ! following instantly with a quick, raking jerkupon the reins. Repeat at short intervals, until at the mo-ment the command is given, the horse will stop instantlyto avoid the hurt of being pulled upon. Then graduallyincrease the gait to a fast trot or run, making him stop asbefore. In most cases the horse will submit in from ten to fif-teen minutes; but if badly set in the habit, and plucky,the resistance may be so strong that this cannotb doneinonelesson. The difficulty is, if the horse warms up very much,the sensibility of the mouth becomes so blunted or do-troyed that he will bear the severest pulling upon withoutflinching. Then the best way is to put him away untilcool, when by a few minutes treatment the mouth will befound so sensitive that he will usually submit uncondition- THE PATENT BEIDLE. 265. 266 EUNNING AWAY. ally. In this way it can be determined how much to dowithout danger of harm. This point accomplished, hitchto a wagon, and repeat the same treatment. The course pur-sued by the writer, as before explained, is to let the horsego a few steps, call, Whoa ! and give a sharp, raking jerkto force him back a little. Repeat, so far as necessary, toestablish the point of stopping and coming back, then, asbefore, let out a little faster until proved safe when on afast trot or run. This point is to be made very it is thought advisable, the bit can be left on for a fewdays in driving, but usually this will be unnecessary ; for ifthe horse is
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