THE-:- HORSE 



and, being unable to make me aware of his 

 displeasure by continuing in a stationary 

 attitude, he, after the first application of 

 water, shook his head violently and rushed 

 from the stream. 



Where there is no water, the best way to 

 get a balking horse in motion is to take a 

 whip and hit him gently and frequently upon 

 one front leg until it moves, and then upon 

 the other. I say front leg, because a horse 

 associates a front leg almost entirely with 

 forward movement but is apt to think of 

 kicking when having his attention called 

 forcibly to a hind leg. I have never seen the 

 above treatment fail, if continued a reason- 

 able length of time. 



Rolling. — A horse usually rolls for the 

 purpose of rubbing his back. Horses have 

 been known to roll in order to rid them- 

 selves of their riders, but this is very rare. 

 Some horses have an unfortunate inclination 

 to roll when crossing a shallow stream or a 

 very muddy place. The rider will do well, 

 the moment the animal has assumed a stand- 

 ing position in a place of this sort, with head 

 down and knees slightly bent, to urge him 

 vigorously ahead with whip or spur, since 

 it often takes drastic measures to overcome 

 this desire of the horse. 



A horse before rolling will nearly always 

 try and stand still for a few moments, and 



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