EDUCATING THE HORSE. 237 



TO EDUCATE A HORSE NOT TO KICK WHEN 

 THE LINE GETS UNDER HIS TAIL, 



Horses become kickers from various causes, 

 and one most effectual 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 beneath 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 

 everything within reach of his heels, and runs 

 away. Now the owner has a confirmed kicker, 

 and frequently knows not what to do to correct 

 the fault he has himself established. The in- 

 structions below, if properly applied, will 'effect a 

 cure. 



When your horse is down, as seen in the en- 

 graving, 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, 



