. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. under the arm, bring the other end quietly to the maneand scratch along carefully, gradually extending back over the bodyand legs, then go behind and rub down between the legs, belly, etc.,until submitted to. Training the Mouth. The next step is to train the mouth. There are two ways of do-ing this—by putting on the Bitting Rig and accustoming to the bit TRAINING THE MOUTH. Ill for some time, and driving directly with the bit. In my practice Itrained the mouth directly with the bit. If t
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. under the arm, bring the other end quietly to the maneand scratch along carefully, gradually extending back over the bodyand legs, then go behind and rub down between the legs, belly, etc.,until submitted to. Training the Mouth. The next step is to train the mouth. There are two ways of do-ing this—by putting on the Bitting Rig and accustoming to the bit TRAINING THE MOUTH. Ill for some time, and driving directly with the bit. In my practice Itrained the mouth directly with the bit. If the bitting method isadopted, the course to be pursued is to put on a bridle with an ordi-nary smooth snaffle bit and leave it on until accustomed to it, thenput on any ordinary rig and check at first so as to bring but iittlerestraint upon the head, leaving it on thirty or forty minutes. Nextday check a little shorter, and let him run in a yard, or be led by theside of another horse. At each repetition check a little shorter, untilthe head is brought as high as he will bear, and submit to it. If this. Fig. 139.—The Coll as he Stands after Treatment. course be adopted, be careful not to draw too tight at first, nor leaveon too long. Many a colt is ruined or killed by this kind of impru-dence. The error in bitting usually is that the colt is caught andentirely held by force and, while perhaps greatly frightened and ex-cited, the rig is put on and the head checked up high and fastenedthere mercilessly. The result is that if a colt of much temper andcourage, he is liable to get mad, rear up, and throw himself overback, which frequently results in his being killed. In any event heis worried and excited to a degree that causes serious harm. An-other thing : if left on too long, he becomes tired, and to relieve him-self he rests the head upon the bit, and thus learns the habit of lug- 112 COLT TRAINING. ging and pulling upon the bit in driving, a very unpleasant as wellas mean hab
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