12^ PROMISCUOUS VICES. 



around a biting horse, that quickl}' will he take advan- 

 tage of you. There is not one vicious horse out of 

 fifty that cannot be bluffed by simply standing still un- 

 til he gets within four or five feet of you, then instantly 

 raise your hand in front of you and hollo. Whoa I He 

 will stop so quick that he will almost fall down. A 

 horse is not like a hog. If you stand in front of a hog 

 and don't give way, it will surely run over you, or un- 

 der you rather, but a horse will not do this if you will 

 stand your ground ; but if you show signs of being 

 afraid of him, by moving backwards or running away 

 from him, it would be very natural for him to know 

 that he had bluffed you instead of you bluffing him. 

 To break a stallion from biting his mate when hitched 

 double, put oik him a Second Form War Bridle, carry- 

 it back to the wagon, not letting him know that it is on 

 until he is ready to make a pass at the other horse; 

 then give him a powerful jerk with the cord and give 

 him a touch with the whip, and say "Take care, sir,'' 

 at the same time. The best remedy for an old-con- 

 firmed biting stallion is to have him castrated. 



When a horse has been frightened by the cars or 

 the steam of an engine, it is a very difficult task to get 

 him over the fright, mainly because you c^n not control 

 the movements of the train. The simplest and best 

 plan is to treat him to a stationary or road en- 

 gine first, because it will stay in one position long 

 enough to teach him that the steam will not hurt him. 

 I would first get him under good control by a course of 

 subjective treatment; then put on him the Pulley Break- 



