226 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



Nervous of being touched with the heel. — Tie 

 the horse head and tail and gentle him with the 

 end of the long pole in the ribs (see page 203) ; 

 or use the rope-twitch while the rider is in the 

 saddle, and while he touches the animal, so as 

 not to hurt him, with his unarmed heel. 



Unsteady with the whip ; under fire ; when 

 drawifig swords, etc. — Teach the horse, while he 

 is under the provocation to which he objects, by 

 the use of the rope-twitch (see page 113), to 

 stand quietly on receiving the command " steady ! "; 

 or use the head-and-tail method. 



