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timid man is never safe. Before the habit is estab- 

 lished, a thorn-bush fastened against the partition or 

 post will sometimes effect a cure. 



A chain about 20 inches long, strapped in the centre 

 to the horse's foot, is the most effectual remedy known 

 to us. 



Kicking in harness is a serious vice. Some horses, 

 by the least annoyance about the rump or quarters, 

 or if the reins get under their tail, they will kick at a 

 most violent rate, endangering everything within their 

 reach. This inay be cured by looping up his fore-leg, 

 and teaching him, by several lessons, to draw and 

 walk on three legs ; in this position he cannot kick, 

 and in a short time his leg can be taken down, and his 

 propensity for kicking will be found to have subsided ; 

 if not, repeat until he is entirely cured. Do not put 

 him in harness the first time his leg is looped up, but 

 first teach him to walk on three legs, without support, 

 out of the harness. Or put on a headstall or bridle, 

 with twisted W, or twisted straight bit, in the mouth 

 of the horse to be cured; then put on a common back- 



