8 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



in a manner that is not altogether irrational. 

 But if he tries to kick the man who holds the 

 stick, we cannot deny him the possession of 

 reasoning power. In order that my meaning 

 be not misunderstood, I here suppose that 

 this experimental horse is one which would 

 viciously kick a person who, when standing 

 behind him, would be rash enough to touch the 

 animal, however gently, with his hand ; and not 

 one whose kick would be more of a push — to 

 remove an offending object — than a blow. Luckily, 

 horses that can reason, even to such a small 

 extent as this, are rare. 



I usually teach horses to lie down (see 

 page 153) by tying up, in the first instance, one 

 fore-leg, arranging the necessary gear, and then 

 making the animal forcibly '' go down." Although 

 many horses will "fight" desperately, time after 

 time, when they are thus compelled to submit, 

 and at a moment when they are utterly helpless, 

 I have never found one that would resent, as a 



