242 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKLNG. 



CHAPTER XV. 



AGGRESSIVENESS. 

 Biting — Kicking — Savaging — Striking out in front. 



Biting. — Apply the wooden gag (see page 145) ; 

 tie up one fore-leg, or put on the strait-jacket ; 

 and gentle the horse all over, to shew him that he 

 cannot bite, and that, when he vainly attempts to 

 do so, he will hurt his mouth, by the pressure of the 

 gag on his gums. On this account, its action is 

 most salutary, and differs entirely from that of a 

 muzzle, which simply protects the object of the 

 animal's resentment, without either checking the 

 practice of the habit, or punishing him for indulging 

 in it. I need hardly say, that, with the gag on, the 

 horse is unable to bring his teeth together. The 



