. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . th, because whenthe blood becomes greatly heated, the sensibility of themouth is so blunted that he will bear having it bruised andeven cut to pieces without noticing it. But when over theexcitement, it will be so sensitive and sore that he is liablenot only to yield to the pressure of the bit too freely, butacquire the habit of running back. Hence the advisabilityof putting him away until cool, and then repeating the les-son, when the mouth will be sufficiently sensitive to com-pel submitting freely. If he is given to running away, andresists t
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . th, because whenthe blood becomes greatly heated, the sensibility of themouth is so blunted that he will bear having it bruised andeven cut to pieces without noticing it. But when over theexcitement, it will be so sensitive and sore that he is liablenot only to yield to the pressure of the bit too freely, butacquire the habit of running back. Hence the advisabilityof putting him away until cool, and then repeating the les-son, when the mouth will be sufficiently sensitive to com-pel submitting freely. If he is given to running away, andresists the bit so hard that he cannot be held, first, over- BITTING. 107 come his fear of being touched around the quarters, etc., bythe Second Method, then train tho mouth with the Break-ing Bit until manageable. I advise this training of themouth, because, when properly done, it enables controllingafterward with an ordinary snaffle bit. It is not advisable in teaching to drive, to run one les-son into another, especially that of stopping and Fig. 103.—Simple form of Bitting-rig. Backing should be taught very cautiously, so as not to teachthe habit of going back too freely—a bad habit. Bitting. My course in most cases has been to continue the driv-ing to poles or wagon. But as bitting may be necessary,especially for headstrong colts, I will include directionshere:— Simply put on such an outline of harness as will enable 108 COLT TEAmiNG.
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