244 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



Kicking. — A horse that tries to dehberately kick 

 anyone that comes within reach, may be broken of 

 the habit by the rope-twitch (seepage 113) ; or by 

 making- him He down (see page 153). In such cases, 

 it is well to thoroughly mouth the animal on foot 

 with the long reins ; so as to make him more 

 attentive to the indications of the rein, than to the 

 practice of his favourite vice. The man who drives 

 on foot, in the enclosure, is secure from getting 

 kicked by the horse ; for, if the animal attempts to 

 lash out at him, he can always pull the horse's head 

 round with the rein. Mouthing on foot, is specially 

 applicable to horses that are in the habit of kicking 

 at other horses, hounds, etc. 



It is advisable to teach a kicker to turn his hind- 

 quarters away from us (see page 86), when we 

 approach him ; supposing, of course, that he is free 

 to do so. 



Savaging. — Put the animal through the discipline 

 advised for biting, in the preceding paragraph ; give 



