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is inclined to hang on too long, or to attach himself to the 

 curb reins. I have described in Illustrated Horse-Breaking an 

 easy and effective means for combating this vice. 



KICKING. 



The first thing to do, if practicable, is to see that the 

 saddle or girths do not pinch the horse. If we are on his 



Fig. 208. Plan for preventing a horse throwing his head down. 



back at a time that he is indulging in this vice, we should 

 keep his head raised, speak to him, " shake him up " by 

 pulling the bit through his mouth from side to side, so, as 

 to lighten his fore-hand, and if necessary, cut him about the 

 shoulders with the whip or cane for the same object. 



REARING. 



My experience among rearers in many countries is that 

 pain inflicted by the bit (whether by a severe bit or by 



