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bellj^-ache. When this occurs of course it becomes a dangerous 

 habit, and no one shoukl think it too much trouble to adopt the 

 instructions given under this head. Do not think you can erad- 

 icate this habit by nailing tin or or iron over the manger ; you 

 cannot remove it thus ; 3^our horse ma}" desist for the time be- 

 ing, but when put into a stall that is not thus arranged, he will 

 relapse into his old habit ; but by adopting this remed}^ I have 

 provided he will be thoroughly taught not to attempt to bite or 

 or gnaw the manger. 



There is a wide difference between preventing a horse from 

 doing what he still wishes to do, and taking Irom him the dis- 

 l^osition to do ^\Tong ; the latter alone can proper]}- be called 

 education, and is the only way in which a bad habit can be per- 

 manently removed. On this principle I base my whole sj^stem ; 

 it is education, by appealing to the intelligence of the horse. 



To Educate a Horse l^ot to Kick When the Line Gets 



Under His Tail. 



Horses become kickers from A^arious causes, and one most ef- 

 fectual in producing the habit, is that when a horse gets the rein 

 under his tail, his driver, getting provoked, pulls strongly on the 

 rein in order to liberate it, and by this means burns the skin be- 

 neath the tail, when the horse becomes excited and commences 

 to kick. The driver then usually begins to whip, and often-times 

 the horse continues to kick, until he breaks ever^^hing within 

 reach of his heels, and runs away. 'Now the owner has a con- 

 firmed kicker, and frequentl}" knows not what to do to correct the 

 fault he has himself established. The instructions below, if prop- 

 erly applied, will effect a cure. 



When your horse is down, as seen in the engraving, place a 

 strap under his tail and commence moving it up and down; 

 should he kick, or show signs of resistance, at once punish him . 

 if not, caress him, and in a short time his tail will become limber 

 and he will be taught to not be afraid, though, in driving, the 

 rein should get under his tail. Also, after you allow him to rise 

 to his feet, use the same means as just dii'ected when he was 

 lying down. 



