PROMISCUOUS VICES. 



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Should ihe horse be extremely bad, you will have 

 to get him under control by one or more of our 

 methods of subjection. Take him out of the stable, 

 catch hold of the tail with your left hand, and the 

 halter with your right, and whirl him around eight 

 or ten times. He will usually stand perfectly quiet; 

 the whirling around in a circle will make him so dizzy 

 that he will not know how to resist. After you are 

 once able to put on the bridle without force, repeat for 

 some time, holding his attention by giving him a little 

 com. He should be bridled with care for some time, 



MODE OF TEACHING A HORSE TO^BE GENTLE TO 

 BRIDLE. 



t^ overcome all sensitiveness. If you can win a horse's 

 confidence by the first plan, and teach him that you 

 are not going to hurt him, it will have just as good an 

 effect upon him as if you were to use coercive treat- 

 ment. 



