1 6 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



characters, for lack of new subjects on which to 

 shew his skill. When wishing to form a class 

 for practical instruction in breaking, during my 

 tours, I have frequently met with the objection 

 that there were no vicious horses in that par- 

 ticular place. As I always replied that I needed 

 animals with only common faults of mouth and 

 temper, I was never at a loss for subjects to 

 demonstrate the fact, that there are but few 

 horses that are entirely free from some riding or 

 driving fault, which, more or less, impairs their 

 value, and which, as a rule, can be readily over- 

 come. The more frequent vices I have encoun- 

 tered among army horses are : unsteadiness at 

 mounting; "rushing" at fences; refusing to quit 

 the ranks ; refusing to jump ; buckjumping (among 

 Australian horses) ; and " difficult to shoe behind." 



On the possibility of overcoming any form of 

 vice. The influences which man, being the weaker 

 animal, can apply to making the horse obedient to 



