REARING. 219 



The breaker will naturally have to regulate the 

 severity and frequency of this beneficial discipline, 

 as he may see fit. 



Rearing. The rearer should, in the same manner, 

 be taught to swing his quarters round, on either 

 rein being pulled, with the outward rein kept low 

 down ; and, when he is perfect at this, the lesson 

 should be completed, with this rein on the driving 

 pad. If he rears, as a defence against the action 

 of the rein, the breaker should pull all the harder. 

 If this brings the animal " over ; " so much stronger 

 will be the effect produced. When jibbing is 

 combined with rearing, if we find that the desired 

 result is not obtained by the process of driving on 

 foot, as speedily as we may wish ; we may make 

 the horse lie down, and keep him on the ground, 

 with his head turned round (see page 158), until he 

 gives in. We may also apply the same discipline to 

 those terribly dangerous animals that endeavour to 

 crush their rider, by throwing themselves backward. 



