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CHAPTER XII. 

 FAULTS OF TEMPER 



Difficult to catch Difficult to handle, bridle, saddle, mount, or dismount from 

 Difficult to ball or drench Unsteady with the whip, under fire, when 

 drawing swords, when touched with the heel, etc. Difficult to lead into a 

 doorway, horse-box, etc. Difficult to shoe Buckjumping Biting and 

 savaging Kicking and striking out in front Pawing at night Pawing back 

 the litter Rubbing the tail Sleeping standing Difficult to harness and 

 unharness Getting the tail over the rein and kicking when in harness Lying 

 down in harness Hanging back in the stall. 



UNDER this heading, I shall put all the faults due to 

 nervousness, impatience of control and aggressiveness, 

 which I have not noticed in the preceding chapter. 



DIFFICULT TO CATCH. 



If a horse is difficult to catch when loose in the open, 

 or in an enclosure, such as a loose box or yard, we may 

 break him of the annoying trick by teaching him to come 

 up and follow us on our giving him a signal to do so (see 

 page 343). We should then reward him with some dainty, 

 such as a piece of carrot, for his compliance after having 

 punished him for his disobedience. 



DIFFICULT TO HANDLE, BRIDLE, SADDLE, MOUNT, OR 

 DISMOUNT FROM. 



We may take the " rough edge " off a horse's nervousness 

 or impatience of control, by driving him with the long 



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