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quieting tlie nervous system. In addition^ it tells the 

 horse b}' his way of reasoning, that the punishment is 

 for kickini;'. and the reward is for doing- right. 

 Some men, whatever their experienee, seem to he ahnost 

 poison to horses; as soon as they get in a horse's 

 presence, the horse seems to be unnerved and excited. 

 They think all that is necessary is to jerk a horse 

 around, to subject him to treatment as if but a mere 

 machine; then if they fail to get him taught 4nything, 

 they will attribute the whole trouble to the horse as 

 being an exceptionally bad one, while the trouble is 

 with them for not knowing how to reason with a dumb 

 brute. 



BAD TO HARNESS. 



In training a horse that kicks when the harness 

 is put on: If he is not very bad, simply put on the 

 Beery Pulley Breaking Bridle and use as described on 

 page 40.Then throw the harness on ; if he kicks, give 

 him a couple of jerks right and left. Xow be careful 

 to jerk hiin while he is in the act of resisting. Repeat 

 putting it on and off a number of times; as he submits, 

 -caress and treat him kindly. Should it be a horse con- 

 firmed in the habit, and the War bridle is not sufficient, 

 use the roll, or pressure on the spinal cord. Have the 

 pressure on from fifteen to twenty minutes; put the 

 harness on and off while the roll is on. Repeat the 



