222 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



CHAPTER XL 



NERVOUSNESS AND IMPATIENCE OF CONTROL. 



Buck-jumping Difficult to bridle, handle, mount, dismount, ball, 

 or drench Difficult to put into a railway train, ship's horse- 

 box, etc. Difficult to shoe Nervous of being touched with 

 the heel Unsteady with the whip ; under fire ; when drawing 

 swords, etc. 



Buck-jumping. The best procedure I know to 

 overcome this vice, is to circle the horse with 

 the long reins on foot, frequently turning him 

 (see " Shying/' page 220), for about half-an-hour ; 

 make him lie down, and keep him on the ground 

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

 apparently, " gives in " ; then let him up ; tie him 

 head and tail, and saddle him, with one girth 

 over the cord (see page 197); let him revolve 

 round, and while he does so, gentle him on the 



