. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 205. A Good Expression of the Sullen Kicker. Fig. 206. a trick or habit. Now, when the habit is formed, and we wish tobreak it up, the point is, if the colt has been excited by fear, to over-come that cause of fear, which is not at all difficult. Next, whenlearned as a habit, no matter how vicious or persistent it is, thepoint is to combat it most directly until it can be overcome, when thebetter nature is to be brought into co-operation, and thus even themost reckless case can be e
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 205. A Good Expression of the Sullen Kicker. Fig. 206. a trick or habit. Now, when the habit is formed, and we wish tobreak it up, the point is, if the colt has been excited by fear, to over-come that cause of fear, which is not at all difficult. Next, whenlearned as a habit, no matter how vicious or persistent it is, thepoint is to combat it most directly until it can be overcome, when thebetter nature is to be brought into co-operation, and thus even themost reckless case can be easily broken of the habit. Now, in thecases referred to in the commencement of this chapter, this is justwhat I did by the advantages of the treatment here described. Inthe case of a simple colt, or one that has been spoiled in breaking,no matter how wild or reckless, if unable to overcome the resist-ance by simple good , I simply subjected to either orall the methods of restraint or control described, until the habit wasgiven up, when all that was necessary to do was to treat the casegently
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