ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



CHAPTER I. 



THEORY OF HORSE-BREAKING. 



Object of horse-breaking — ^Causes of faults which can be remedied 

 by breaking — Vice in the horse — Distinction between nervous- 

 ness and dehberate vice — Mental qualities of the horse — As- 

 sociation of ideas in breaking — Value and scope of breaking — 

 On the possibility of overcoming any form of vice — Necessity 

 for obtaining control over the horse — On the nature of the 

 coercion to be applied to unruly horses — Punishment — Fatigue 

 as a means of subjugation — Effect of the voice — Personal 

 influence in breaking — Advisability of possessing various 

 methods of breaking — A good mouth, the chief requirement — 

 Permanency in the effects of breaking — Expedition in breaking 

 — The ordinary method of breaking — Breaking by kindness 

 alone — The rough and ready style of breaking — Summary of 

 the principles of the art of rendering horses docile. 



The object of horse-breaking Is to teach the 

 animal to "obey the orders of his master in the 

 best possible manner. Hence, this art includes 



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