JIBBING. 229 



secluded enclosure, than in the open. I believe I 

 have been the first to employ this method of 

 making a horse lie down in combination with the 

 driving on foot as a remedy for jibbing. 



It is not uncommon to meet with, in the 

 mounted branches of the Army, horses that will 

 go anywhere in company, but will refuse to quit the 

 ranks by themselves, or to act as single riding 

 horses. This peculiarity ; the habit of trying to 

 shoulder the rider's leg up against a wall, tree, or 

 other convenient object ; and all other forms of 

 jibbing, should be treated in the manner just 

 described. 



For jibbing in harness, see page 236. 



