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HORSE SENSE. 



opportunity to kick at something that cannot hurt him, and have him 

 in such position that does not necessarily prevent him from kicking, 

 but makes hard work of it, he is soon persuaded that he prefers to 

 have anything hanging to him or hitting his heels, rather than work 

 so hard to get rid of it and fail, too. 



EVERYTHING MUST BE SECURELY ATTACHED FOR SUC- 

 CESS. 



Everything attached to the harness to induce the horse to show 

 what his natural inclination is should be securely fastened, as every time 

 he succeeds in getting rid of it is an evidence to the horse that he carj 

 accomplish his object if he only tries long enough, and he is perfectly 

 willing to try as long as he sees any possibility of succeeding. 



DEMONSTRATING TO THE HORSE THAT HE CAN IN- 

 STANTLY BE MADE A CRIPPLE. 

 Now isn't it plain that if this is all done quietly, and without appar- 

 ent efifort, and not to simply annoy and tease the horse, that he will 

 soon be persuaded that he is only v/orking against himself, and conclude 

 that he is doing a great amount of hard work for nothing? Isn't it also 

 apparent, to even the casual observer, that if we can permit the horse to 

 still keep going (though somewhat crippled in one leg) that he will 

 be persuaded to go quietly, much sooner than he will if we take both 

 front feet from him, which stops him from moving entirely? 



Cut No. 94. 



DRIVING THE KICKER DOUBLE WITH SINGLE PERSUAD- 

 ER ATTACHED. 



Note. — The dotted line is to represent the rope drawn under the 

 body of the horse to which it is attached and between the horses to the 

 driver, and not on the outside, as the same would appear. 



