326 FAULTS OF TEMPER. 



we have got the unmounted animal quiet in this respect, 

 we may put an assistant on his back, and complete his 

 education with the rope-twitch, while the rider flourishes, 

 or cracks, a whip about him, draws a sword, touches him 

 with the heel, etc. 



The use of the rope-twitch will be found a ready means 

 for making a horse steady while his rider cracks a hunting 

 whip. An animal which has to carry a huntsman or whip, 

 must bear this being done without " playing up." 



DIFFICULT TO LEAD INTO A DOORWAY, HORSE-BOX, ETC. 



For overcoming this fault we may employ the means 

 detailed on page 195. Sometimes the horse, as a defence 

 in this case, places himself more or less at right angles to 

 the direction in which we want him to go. We may then 

 get him straight by making him turn on the forehand (see 

 page 193) to the required extent. He will, as a rule, make 

 no further resistance, as soon as he is straight. If he 

 still resists, we may reduce him to order by circling, 

 turning, and reining him back with the long reins (see 

 page 185). In very exceptional cases it might be necessary 

 to take the " nonsense " out of him by making him lie 

 down and keeping him on the ground with his head pulled 

 round (see page 149). 



DIFFICULT TO SHOE. 



Horses are frequently made " difficult to shoe," especially 

 behind, by the practice some smiths employ of pulling 

 the leg away from the body, so as to upset the animal's 

 equilibrium. If the horse which is thus treated, gets 

 punished for making a natural attempt to retain his 

 balance, we need not be surprised, after a few such repeti- 



