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the word "steady! " (see page 118) with the rope-twitch, 

 and while that is on his head, we may bring horses close up 

 behind him, and correct him sharply by jerking the rope. 

 We should on no account forget to use the word " steady ! " 

 every time we jerk the rope. As a precaution, we may 

 make the horse "stand over" in his stall, by pulling his 

 head round with a cord attached to the side of the head- 

 stall, passed through a ring on the top of the roller, and 



Fig. 123. Pulling kicker's head round. 



carried outside of the stall (see Fig. 123). Whenever we 

 pull this cord in order to make the horse turn his quarters 

 away from us, we should employ some appropriate verbal 

 order, such as " over ! " 



Although I have had but little experience of breaking 

 horses of the vice of kicking at night in the stable, I might 

 suggest the use of the strait-jacket (see page 129), which 

 should be loose enough to allow the animal to lie down 

 and get up. .1 have seen it recommended, in such cases, 



