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CHAPTER IV. 



RENDERING HORSES DOCILE. 



The crupper leading rein — Gentling the horse — Throwing the 

 horse with the strait-jacket — Making the horse lie down 

 by means of the cord — Keeping the horse in a constrained 

 position on the ground. 



In this chapter, we need consider only quick 

 methods of removing a horse's nervousness, and 

 proving to him that he need have no fear of us, 

 or of his other surroundings ; for the ordinary 

 ways of accustoming him to the presence of man, 

 are too self-evident to need any special mention 

 here. The breaker, however, should remember 

 that, by adopting a system of '* gentling," which 

 requires several days, if not weeks, for its com- 

 pletion, he runs the risk of allowing the horse to 



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