FAULTS AND REMEDIES 75 



Pig-jumping is the plunging action which 

 civihsed horses suppose to be genuine bucking. 

 It is not so much self-defence as an expression 

 of joy. 



Kangaroo-jumping is unusual, but must be 

 great sport for a horse who knows the trick. 

 It never fails to astonish. 



Rearing. To cure a rearing horse, throw 

 him on his near side. When ready to throw, 

 draw the rein taut, the off rein tightest ; then 

 as he rears, keep the left toe in the near 

 stirrup, but get the right free of the off stirrup 

 with the knee on the horse's rump, for a 

 purchase as 3'ou throw your bod}^ suddenly to 

 the left. The Horse loses his balance and 

 crashes to the ground while you step clear. 

 As you do so draw the taut off rein back and 

 low to the pommel. So you will raise the head 

 and prevent horse from rising. 



Never strike a horse on the head for rearing. 



Bolting and Stampedes. Horses were 

 trained by wolves and other dangers of the 

 range to run at the warning neigh of their 

 stallion commanding. Sudden and blind panic 

 is a trait innate in the horse character, and the 

 best preventive is the human voice. Singing 

 hymns or any familiar songs in chorus is the 

 very best way of preventing a stampede ; but, 



