ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



CHAPTER I. 



THEORY OF HORSE-BREAKING. 



Object of horse-breaking Causes of faults which can be remedied 

 by breaking Vice in the horse Distinction between nervous- 

 ness and deliberate vice Mental qualities of the horse As- 

 sociation of ideas in breaking Value and scope of breaking 

 On the possibility of overcoming any form of vice Necessity 

 for obtaining control over the horse On the nature of the 

 coercion to be applied to unruly horses Punishment Fatigue 

 as a means of subjugation Effect of the voice Personal 

 influence in breaking Advisability of possessing various 

 methods of breaking A good mouth, the chief requirement 

 Permanency in the effects of breaking Expedition in breaking 

 The ordinary method of breaking Breaking by kindness 

 alone The rough and ready style of breaking Summary of 

 the principles of the art of rendering horses docile. 



The object of horse-breaking is to teach the 

 animal to obey the orders of his master in the 

 best possible manner. Hence, this art includes 



