VICES IN HARNESS. 235 



Difficult to unharness. Use the rope-twitch, 

 which will be sufficient in almost all cases. To 

 prevent the animal springing forward, we may 

 employ the strait-jacket, or make him lie down. 



Getting the tail over the rein and kicking. I 

 regret to say that I know no means of perma- 

 nently breaking a horse of the habit of whisking 

 his tail over the rein, at times, when it is within 

 reach. We may, however, by driving the animal 

 on foot, and accustoming him to bear the rein 

 under the tail, or by using the rope-twitch (see 

 page 1 1 3), teach the horse not to kick, when he 

 finds the rein in that position. I presume that the 

 horse might be taught, by the rope-twitch, not to 

 whisk his tail over the rein, on feeling it touch 

 his hind-quarters ; although, not having practically 

 tested this expedient, I cannot speak positively as 

 to its merits. I have rendered several animals 

 that were previously addicted to the habit in 

 question, quiet when the rein got under their 



