. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . 146.— Sullen, treacherous nature. They must be taken in hand with great care and thorough-ness. Sometimes a very nervous, excitable horse will notbear the Second Method, becoming warmed up too quickly. In such a case, theFirst and Third Meth-ods must be dependedupon. Usually theThird will be all thatis required. If so, thepressure should be allthat the horse willbear, and when suc-cessful there will beentire submission, theeye softened in expres-sion, and the -whole system, as it were, relaxed, the horseshowing no fear of having the pole brought
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . 146.— Sullen, treacherous nature. They must be taken in hand with great care and thorough-ness. Sometimes a very nervous, excitable horse will notbear the Second Method, becoming warmed up too quickly. In such a case, theFirst and Third Meth-ods must be dependedupon. Usually theThird will be all thatis required. If so, thepressure should be allthat the horse willbear, and when suc-cessful there will beentire submission, theeye softened in expres-sion, and the -whole system, as it were, relaxed, the horseshowing no fear of having the pole brought against thequarters. In a general way I would advise treatment aboutas follows: Ifthere is not en-tire docility afterusing the ThirdMethod, use theFirst to the ex-tent the case willbear. Much de-pends upon howthis is done, andhow the horsesubmits. If heis rangy, quick,and active, it may be necessary to be particularly careful toavoid hard, stony ground. Select a ploughed field free fromstones, or where the sod is very soft. Throw the horse. Fig. 147.—The best type of intelligent,courageous nature. DETAILS OF TEEATMENT. 173
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