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blinds, and he would like to' use her with blinds. Well, 

 I put blinds on her and hitched her up and asked her 

 to go; she didn't even want to start, but she didn^t go 

 over two rods until she ran to the side of the road and 

 made such signs of kicking that caused us to get out 

 just in time to save a new buggy. Nothing caused her 

 to want to repeat the old habit except the blinds. How- 

 ever, after I gave her two or three lessons of subjectiye 

 treatment with the blinds on, she drove with blinds; 

 although he admitted afterwards that she drove better 

 without blinds, than with them. I shall say more 

 and give modifications of treatment, but good judg- 

 ment and common sense will suggest to you the modi- 

 fications that might be needed; therefore, I shall not 

 say much more about kickers. If you have a horse that 

 is not confirmed in the habit of kicking, and is 

 very sensitive, high spirited, and kicks principally 

 from fear, it is better not to excite, or get it much 

 heated. About all that is necessary to do is 

 to put on the Excelsior Bridle, get him used 

 to the rattle of the wagon, and overcome the sensitive- 

 ness to being touched, by our process of poling a horse. 

 If he is extremely touchy, giving him a few oats, or 

 carressing him will help greatly to make him submissive, 

 Xo matter how severe the previous treatment, when 

 submissive, kindness will be absolutely necessarv* in 



